30 Fair empl.prac.cas. 453, 30 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 33,171 Maudotha R. White, Plaintiff/appellant/cross-Appellee v. Washington Public Power Supply System, Defendant/appellee/cross

692 F.2d 1286 30 Fair Empl.Prac.Cas. 453 , 30 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 33,171 Maudotha R. WHITE, Plaintiff/Appellant/Cross-Appellee, v. WASHINGTON PUBLIC POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM, et al., Defendant/Appellee/Cross- Appellant. Nos. 79-4224, 79-4236. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued March 5, 1981. Submitted March 19, 1981. Decided Nov. 23, 1982. Charles H. Barr, Richland, Wash., for White. Lauritz S. Helland, argued, Ronald A. Bergman, Lauritz S. Helland, Houghton, Cluck, Coughlin & Ripley, Seattle, Wash., on brief, for W.P.P.S.S. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington. Before KENNEDY and FLETCHER, Circuit Judges, and REED, * District Judge. KENNEDY, Circuit Judge: 1 Maudotha White, a female American Indian, appeals from an award of over $161,000 in compensatory and punitive damages, back pay, and attorneys' fees. The suit was brought under Title VII, Washington's parallel statute R.C.W. Secs. 49.60 et seq., and 42 U.S.C. Secs. 1981 , 1983 & 1985 (1976), claiming discrimination in initial hiring and in later opportunities for promotion. Washington Public Power Supply Systems (WPPSS), a public corporation, cross-appeals…