Keum Ok Lee v. Loehmanns, Inc.

94 F.3d 651 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Keum Ok LEE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. LOEHMANNS, INC., Defendant-Appellee. No. 95-55429. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted July 10, 1996. Decided Aug. 22, 1996. 1 Before: FERNANDEZ and TASHIMA, Circuit Judges, and MERHIGE, * District Judge. 2 MEMORANDUM ** 3 Keum Ok Lee appeals the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of Loehmanns Inc. ("Loehmanns") in Lee's discrimination action pursuant to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and California state law. Lee contends that her discharge from her employment with Loehmanns was the result of racial and age discrimination. We affirm in part and reverse in part and remand for further proceedings. DISCUSSION 4 1. A Title VII plaintiff must first meet the burden of demonstrating a prima facie case of discrimination. See St. Mary's Honor Ctr. v. Hicks, 509 U.S. 502, 506 , 113 S.Ct. 2742, 2747 , 125 L.Ed.2d 407 (1993);…