26 Fair empl.prac.cas. 1391, 28 Fair empl.prac.cas. 410, 27 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 32,149 Therese Ballet Lynn, and All Others Similarly Situated v. The Regents of the University of California

656 F.2d 1337 26 Fair Empl.Prac.Cas. 1391 , 28 Fair Empl.Prac.Cas. 410 , 27 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 32,149 Therese Ballet LYNN, and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. The REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, Defendant-Appellee. No. 79-3384. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted March 6, 1981. Decided Sept. 21, 1981. As Amended Dec. 18, 1981. As Amended on Denial of Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Dec. 28, 1981. John G. Sobieski, Los Angeles, Cal., for plaintiffs-appellants. John F. Lundberg, Berkeley, Cal., for defendant-appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Before ALARCON, FERGUSON and REINHARDT, Circuit Judges. REINHARDT, Circuit Judge. 1 Therese Ballet Lynn was an assistant professor at the University of California at Irvine. She was denied merit salary increases and tenure. Lynn filed suit under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. Section 2000e, et seq., alleging sex discrimination. Following trial, the district court entered judgment for the University. In her complaint Lynn also alleged discrimination on the basis of national origin; however, she has…