Anita Brown v. American Telephone & Telegraph Co.

76 F.3d 384 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Anita BROWN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. AMERICAN TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH CO., Defendant-Appellee. No. 94-55478. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Nov. 13, 1995. Decided Feb. 9, 1996. As Modified on Denial of Rehearing and Suggestion for Rehearing En Banc April 4, 1996. MEMORANDUM * Before: FLETCHER, CANBY, and HAWKINS, Circuit Judges. 1 Brown appeals the grant of summary judgment in favor of the American Telephone & Telegraph Company ("AT & T") dismissing her California state law employment discrimination action in which she claimed race and age discrimination. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , and we affirm. I. BACKGROUND 2 AT & T hired Brown in 1963 as a telephone operator. In 1985, AT & T transferred her to an Order Typist position. In 1988, as a result of mechanization and consolidation, AT & T eliminated the Order Typist position. AT…