61 Fair empl.prac.cas. (Bna) 961, 61 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 42,199 Peter Odima, Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross-Appellant v. Westin Tucson Hotel Company, a Delaware Corporation, Defendant-Appellant-Cross-Appellee

991 F.2d 595 61 Fair Empl.Prac.Cas. (BNA) 961 , 61 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 42,199 Peter ODIMA, Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross-Appellant, v. WESTIN TUCSON HOTEL COMPANY, a Delaware corporation, Defendant-Appellant-Cross-Appellee. Nos. 91-15942, 91-16001, 91-16065 and 91-16112. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted August 17, 1992. Decided April 19, 1993. Marshall W. Anstanding and Diane M. Dear, Bryan, Cave, McPheeters & McRoberts, Phoenix, AZ, for defendant-appellant-cross-appellee. Carol A. Summers, Richard W. McKee, Miller, Pitt & McAnally, Tucson, AZ, for plaintiff-appellee-cross-appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Arizona. Before: WIGGINS, O'SCANNLAIN, and FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judges. O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge: 1 In this Title VII case, we are called upon to consider whether employment discrimination is proved when the district court fails to make specific findings regarding each explanation proffered by the employer for allegedly discriminatory promotion decisions. 2 * Peter Odima is a black man who was born in Nigeria. He completed his high school education in Nigeria, where classes are conducted in English,…