67 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 43,979, 96 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 1610, 96 Daily Journal D.A.R. 2734 Germaine D. Strother, M.D. v. Southern California Permanente Medical Group, a California Partnership Gary A. Lulejian, an Individual David Bridgeford, an Individual, Germaine D. Strother, M.D. v. Southern California Permanente Medical Group Gary A. Lulejian, an Individual David Bridgeford, an Individual Paul Deiter, an Individual

79 F.3d 859 67 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 43,979 , 96 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 1610, 96 Daily Journal D.A.R. 2734 Germaine D. STROTHER, M.D., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PERMANENTE MEDICAL GROUP, a California partnership; Gary A. Lulejian, an individual; David Bridgeford, an individual, Defendants-Appellees. Germaine D. STROTHER, M.D., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PERMANENTE MEDICAL GROUP; Gary A. Lulejian, an individual; David Bridgeford, an individual; Paul Deiter, an individual, Defendants-Appellees. Nos. 94-56046, 94-56279. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Jan. 10, 1996. Decided March 8, 1996. As Amended on Denial of Rehearing April 22, 1996. As Amended on Denial of Rehearing June 3, 1996. Theresa M. Traber and Bert Voorhees, Traber, Voorhees & Olguin, Law Office of Traber & Voorhees, Pasadena, California, for the plaintiff-appellant. David D. Kadue, Seyfarth, Shaw, Fairweather & Geraldson, Los Angeles, California, for the defendants-appellees. Appeals from the United States District Court for the Central District of California; Ronald S.W. Lew, District Judge, Presiding. Before: BRIGHT, * SKOPIL, and WIGGINS,…