71 Fair empl.prac.cas. (Bna) 1849, 69 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 44,367, 45 Fed. R. Evid. Serv. 611, 96 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 7003, 96 Daily Journal D.A.R. 11,490 Kwasi Opuku-Boateng v. State of California Clare Berryhill Mimi Khan Gloria Harmon

95 F.3d 1461 71 Fair Empl.Prac.Cas. (BNA) 1849 , 69 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 44,367 , 45 Fed. R. Evid. Serv. 611 , 96 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 7003 , 96 Daily Journal D.A.R. 11 ,490 Kwasi OPUKU-BOATENG, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. STATE OF CALIFORNIA; Clare Berryhill; Mimi Khan; Gloria Harmon, Defendants-Appellees. No. 94-16542. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Dec. 8, 1995. Decided Sept. 19, 1996. As Amended Nov. 19, 1996. Lee Boothby, Boothby & Yingst, Berrien Springs, Michigan, for plaintiff-appellant. Charles W. Getz, Deputy Attorney General, San Francisco, California, for defendants-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California, Milton L. Schwartz, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CV S-87-755-MLS. Before: REINHARDT and BOOCHEVER, Circuit Judges, and KING, District Judge. * REINHARDT, Circuit Judge: 1 This is a case involving an employer's obligation to accommodate a worker's religious beliefs and, in particular, the commitment to observe the Sabbath. Kwasi Opuku-Boateng, a temporary employee of the California Department of Food and Agriculture ("the Department"), sought permanent employment with the…