Judith Harriman v. Willamette Industries Incorporated

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NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Judith HARRIMAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. WILLAMETTE INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED, Defendant-Appellee. No. 94-35623. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Sept. 13, 1995. Decided Aug. 15, 1996. Before: SCHROEDER, REINHARDT and FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 In this Title VII sexually hostile work environment suit, plaintiff-appellant Judith Harriman appeals a judgment of the district court upon a jury verdict in favor of her former employer, defendant-appellee Willamette Industries. 3 Harriman was one of the first women employed on the floor of Willamette's pulp and paper mill in Albany, Oregon. The record reflects that Harriman's foreman Ben Sparks directed rude and offensive remarks at her, and that Sparks was eventually disciplined by the company for his inappropriate actions. 4 On appeal Harriman argues that the district court erred in instructing the jury on her sexually…