Gloria Lee v. Visiting Nurse Association of Los Angeles, Inc. Yvette Luque

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38 F.3d 1218·1994 WL 579479·1994 U.S. App. LEXIS 36942
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitOctober 20, 199493-55522California2,791 words

Opinion

Opinion

38 F.3d 1218 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Gloria LEE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION OF LOS ANGELES, INC.; Yvette Luque, Defendants-Appellees. No. 93-55522. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Aug. 1, 1994. Decided Oct. 20, 1994. 1 Before: D.W. NELSON and NOONAN, Circuit Judges, and KING, * District Judge. 2 MEMORANDUM ** 3 Gloria Lee appeals the district court's judgment in favor of her former employer, the Visiting Nurse Association of Los Angeles ("the VNA"). Lee argues that she proved a prima facie case of disparate treatment that was unrebutted by legitimate business reasons, that the district court erred in finding her statistical evidence irrelevant to her disparate treatment claim, and that the disparate impact model is applicable to her case. Lee also contends that the district court improperly struck her request for punitive and compensatory damages and a jury trial. We have jurisdiction under…

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