30 Fair empl.prac.cas. 97, 30 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 33,108 Maria Alaniz v. California Processors, Inc., Connie Barrios and Louise Lopez, Claimants-Appellants v. Contadina Foods, Inc.

690 F.2d 717 30 Fair Empl.Prac.Cas. 97 , 30 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 33,108 Maria ALANIZ, et al., Plaintiffs, v. CALIFORNIA PROCESSORS, INC., et al., Defendants. Connie BARRIOS and Louise Lopez, Claimants-Appellants, v. CONTADINA FOODS, INC., Defendant-Appellee. No. 82-4074. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted May 10, 1982. Decided Oct. 20, 1982. Alan B. Exelrod, Exelrod & Mendelson, San Francisco, Cal., for plaintiffs. Paula Champagne, Henry D. Lederman, Littler, Mendelson, Fastiff & Tichy, San Francisco, Cal., for defendants. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. Before ANDERSON, ALARCON and NELSON, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM. 1 Plaintiffs Connie Barrios and Louise Lopez appeal to this court from a judgment entered by a United States magistrate on their claims of employment discrimination. We hold that in the circumstances of this case, the magistrate was not empowered to enter final judgment. We therefore dismiss the appeal for lack of jurisdiction. 2 In the district court, plaintiffs claimed that they were members of the class entitled to distribution from a fund established in settlement of an employment…