66 Fair empl.prac.cas. (Bna) 769, 65 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 43,388 Victoria L. Trent, AKA Victoria L. Winebarger v. Valley Electric Association Inc. Richard Burasco Ross Dohlen

41 F.3d 524 66 Fair Empl.Prac.Cas. (BNA) 769 , 65 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 43,388 Victoria L. TRENT, aka Victoria L. Winebarger, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. VALLEY ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION INC.; Richard Burasco; Ross Dohlen, Defendants-Appellees. No. 93-15458. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Nov. 17, 1994 * . Decided Dec. 1, 1994. Ian Christopherson, Burke & Christopherson, Las Vegas, NV, for plaintiff-appellant. Renee R. Reuther, Jones, Jones, Close & Brown, Las Vegas, NV, for defendants-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Nevada. Before: LAY, ** PREGERSON, and O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judges. PREGERSON, Circuit Judge: 1 Victoria Trent appeals the district court's grant of partial summary judgment in favor of defendants on her retaliatory discharge claim under Sec. 704 of Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. Sec. 2000e-3(a) (1981). We reverse and remand. BACKGROUND 2 On February 8, 1988, the Valley Electric Association ("VEA"), a rural public utility company, hired Victoria Trent to read residential electric meters. On July 20, 1988, she attended a mandatory safety meeting. VEA hired Ruralite Services, Inc. to…