Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Farmer Brothers Company, Defendant-Appellant-Cross-Appellee v. Diana Estrada, Plaintiff-Intervenor-Appellee-Cross-Appellant

31 F.3d 891 65 Fair Empl.Prac.Cas. (BNA) 857 , 63 USLW 2163 EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION, Plaintiff, v. FARMER BROTHERS COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant-Cross-Appellee, v. Diana ESTRADA, Plaintiff-Intervenor-Appellee-Cross-Appellant. Nos. 92-56012, 92-56123. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Feb. 1, 1994. Decided Aug. 3, 1994. Stephen P. Pepe, O'Melveny & Meyers, Los Angeles, CA, for defendant-appellant-cross-appellee. Theresa M. Traber, Bert Voorhees, Traber & Voorhees, Pasadena, CA, for plaintiff-intervenor-appellee-cross-appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court For the Central District of California. Before: D.W. NELSON, REINHARDT, and BRUNETTI, Circuit Judges. Opinion by Judge D.W. NELSON; Concurrence by Judge BRUNETTI. D.W. NELSON, Circuit Judge: 1 The district court found appellant/cross-appellee Farmer Brothers ("Farmer Bros.") liable for intentional gender discrimination against appellee/cross-appellant Diana Estrada ("Estrada") in violation of Title VII and the California Fair Employment and Housing Act ("FEHA"). The district court awarded Estrada $83,343.48 in backpay and $833,434.80 in punitive damages. 2…