71 Fair empl.prac.cas. (Bna) 929, 68 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 44,240, 96 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 5954, 96 Daily Journal D.A.R. 9741 Arlene Holden v. Canadian Consulate and Does 1-30

92 F.3d 918 71 Fair Empl.Prac.Cas. (BNA) 929 , 68 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 44,240 , 96 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 5954 , 96 Daily Journal D.A.R. 9741 Arlene HOLDEN, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. CANADIAN CONSULATE and Does 1-30, Defendants-Appellants. No. 94-17130. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted May 17, 1996. Decided Aug. 9, 1996. William J. Carroll, Heller, Ehrman, White & Mcauliffe, San Francisco, California, for the defendant-appellant. Patrice L. Goldman, Rudy, Exelrod, Zieff & True, San Francisco, California, for the plaintiff-appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Saundra Brown Armstrong, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CV-93-04015-SBA. Before: LEAVY, NELSON, and TASHIMA, Circuit Judges. LEAVY, Circuit Judge: 1 Arlene Holden, a former commercial officer, sued the Canadian Consulate for wrongful termination alleging, among other claims, sex and age discrimination. The Consulate moved to dismiss Holden's complaint based on sovereign immunity under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA), 28 U.S.C. § 1602 . The district court denied the motion finding that Holden's claims were based…