18 Fair empl.prac.cas. 981, 18 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 8773 Robert Sias, Appellee-Cross-Appellee v. City Demonstration Agency and City of Los Angeles, Appellees-Cross-Appellants

588 F.2d 692 18 Fair Empl.Prac.Cas. 981 , 18 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 8773 Robert SIAS, Appellee-Cross-Appellee, v. CITY DEMONSTRATION AGENCY and City of Los Angeles, Appellees-Cross-Appellants. Nos. 77-2390, 77-2624. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Nov. 8, 1978. Rehearing Denied Dec. 29, 1978. 1 Robert Sias, pro se. 2 Shelly I. Rosenfield (argued), Los Angeles, Cal., for appellees-cross-appellants. 3 Appeal from the United States District Court, Central District of California. 4 Before HUFSTEDLER and TANG, Circuit Judges and SCHWARZER, * District Judge. WILLIAM W SCHWARZER, District Judge: 5 Sias, who prevailed below (appearing in propria persona), seeks reversal of several rulings by the trial court which, among other things, denied reinstatement and full back pay. The trial court determined that Sias was discharged in violation of Title VII in retaliation for his opposition to alleged acts of racial discrimination by the City of Los Angeles. 1 The City, in its cross-appeal, does not deny that Sias was discharged for writing a letter of grievance to the Regional Administrator of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Rather, it contends that, inasmuch as…