Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Hanson-Loran Co.

21 F.3d 1112 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION Plaintiff-Appellant, v. HANSON-LORAN CO. Defendant-Appellee. No. 93-15058. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted March 15, 1994. Decided March 25, 1994. Before: D.W. NELSON and BEEZER, Circuit Judges, and LETTS, * District Judge. MEMORANDUM ** The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC") filed this action in federal district court on January 10, 1992, alleging that Hanson-Loran Co. violated the anti-discrimination provisions of Title VII when it fired employee James Populo for refusing to work on his Sabbath. On October 21, 1992, the district court issued an order granting Hanson-Loran's motion for summary judgment. The EEOC filed a timely appeal. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1291 . FACTUAL SUMMARY Populo is a member of a sabbatarian Christian faith, the Worldwide Church of God, and observes a day of rest each week…