36 Fair empl.prac.cas. 725, 41 Fair empl.prac.cas. 481, 41 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 36,478 Paul E. Johnson v. Transportation Agency, Santa Clara County, California, and Service Employees International Union Local 715, Intervenor-Appellant

770 F.2d 752 36 Fair Empl.Prac.Cas. 725 , 41 Fair Empl.Prac.Cas. 481 , 41 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 36,478 Paul E. JOHNSON, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. TRANSPORTATION AGENCY, SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, Defendant-Appellant, and Service Employees International Union Local 715, Intervenor-Appellant. No. 83-1532. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Feb. 14, 1984. Decided Dec. 4, 1984. As Amended Sept. 5, 1985. James L. Dawson, Gruber, Dawson & Preefer, San Jose, Cal., for plaintiff-appellee. Steven Woodside, Deputy County Counsel, San Jose, Cal., for defendant-appellant. David A. Rosenfeld, Van Bourg, Weinberg, Roger & Rosenfeld, San Francisco, Cal., for intervenor-appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. Before WALLACE, FLETCHER, and FERGUSON, Circuit Judges. FLETCHER, Circuit Judge: 1 Plaintiff alleges that he was denied promotion on account of his sex, in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. Sec. 2000e et seq. The district court rejected defendant's contention that it acted lawfully pursuant to a bona fide affirmative action plan. The district court granted…