Huarleen Bain v. Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon

78 F.3d 591 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Huarleen BAIN, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. TRI-COUNTY METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT OF OREGON, Defendant-Appellant. No. 94-35700. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Oct. 16, 1995. Decided March 1, 1996. Before: WALLACE, Chief Judge, D.W. NELSON and BRUNETTI, Circuit Judges. MEMORANDUM 1 Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon (Tri-Met) challenges the jury's award of $120,000, reduced to $100,000 by the district court, in economic damages in an employment discrimination action brought by Huarleen Bain under Oregon state law, Or.Rev.Stat. §§ 659.121 & 659.420 (1993). The district court had jurisdiction over state law claims pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1367 . We have jurisdiction over this timely appeal of a final judgment pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . Only the amount of damages is disputed on appeal. We affirm in part, and reverse and remand…