36 Fair empl.prac.cas. 1443, 36 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 34,952, 17 Fed. R. Evid. Serv. 503 David Lee Mitchell v. Larry Keith, David Lucas, Charles Beasley, William Harden, and General Motors Corporation

752 F.2d 385 36 Fair Empl.Prac.Cas. 1443 , 36 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 34,952 , 17 Fed. R. Evid. Serv. 503 David Lee MITCHELL, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Larry KEITH, David Lucas, Charles Beasley, William Harden, and General Motors Corporation, Defendants-Appellants. Nos. 83-5526, 83-5856. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted March 5, 1984. Decided Jan. 21, 1985. Gary B. Fleischman, Beverly Hills, Cal., for plaintiff-appellee. Richard D. DeLuce, Lawler, Felix & Hall, Los Angeles, Cal., for defendants-appellants. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Before FARRIS, and ALARCON, Circuit Judges, and PRICE * , District Judge. ALARCON, Circuit Judge: 1 This case presents issues of an employer's liability under 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1981 for the discriminatory animus of a management-level employee. 2 * David Lee Mitchell (Mitchell), a black, began working for General Motors Corporation in 1968 at its South Gate, California, plant. From December, 1971, to 1973, Mitchell worked in the personnel department as the plant's first Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Coordinator. As EEO Coordinator, Mitchell made substantial…