Kay Austen v. State of Hawaii University of Hawaii, Kay Austen v. State of Hawaii University of Hawaii Travis Summergill Richard Seymour

967 F.2d 583 76 Ed. Law Rep. 36 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Kay AUSTEN, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. STATE OF HAWAII; University of Hawaii, Defendants-Appellants, Kay AUSTEN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. STATE OF HAWAII; University of Hawaii; Travis Summergill; Richard Seymour, Defendants-Appellees. Nos. 91-16082, 91-16096. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted March 9, 1992. Decided June 24, 1992. Before CHAMBERS, FARRIS and THOMPSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 The State of Hawaii appeals the district court's judgment following a bench trial in favor of Kay Austen, tenured faculty in the Department of English, in her Title VII action alleging that officials at the University of Hawaii discriminated against her on the basis of sex. The district court found that the University had subjected her to sex discrimination and to retaliation for having engaged in protected activities and awarded her $300,000 in back pay, as well as ten…