25 Fair empl.prac.cas. 166, 25 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 31,566 Donald A. Ramirez on Behalf of Himself and All Those Similarly Situated v. San Mateo County District Attorney's Office

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639 F.2d 509
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitFebruary 12, 198178-3206California3,956 words

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639 F.2d 509 25 Fair Empl.Prac.Cas. 166 , 25 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 31,566 Donald A. RAMIREZ on Behalf of Himself and All Those Similarly Situated, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SAN MATEO COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE et al., Defendants-Appellees. No. 78-3206. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Sept. 9, 1980. Decided Feb. 12, 1981. 1 David A. Garcia, San Francisco, Cal., for plaintiff-appellant. 2 James A. Aiello, Redwood City, Cal., for defendants-appellees. 3 Appeal from the United States District Court For the Northern District of California. 4 Before WRIGHT and POOLE, Circuit Judges, and BROWN, * District Judge. 5 WESLEY E. BROWN, Senior District Judge. 6 Plaintiff-Appellant Ramirez sought relief under civil rights statutes, 42 U.S.C.A. §§ 1981 , 1983, and 2000e, et seq., claiming that defendants refused to hire him as a deputy district attorney for San Mateo County because of his national origin, i. e., Mexican-American, or "Latino," and also in retaliation for complaints which he made concerning discriminatory treatment. 7 Although the case was brought as a class action, no class was ever certified in this case. 8 The case was ultimately…

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