Ester Dazo v. Globe Airport Security Services

268 F.3d 671 (9th Cir. 2001) ESTER DAZO, AN INDIVIDUAL, PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT, v. GLOBE AIRPORT SECURITY SERVICES, A DELAWARE CORPORATION; TRANS WORLD AIRLINES, INC., A DELAWARE CORPORATION; CONTINENTAL AIRLINES, INC., A DELAWARE CORPORATION; AMERICA WEST AIRLINES, A DELAWARE CORPORATION, DEFENDANTS-APPELLEES. No. 00-15058 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT Submitted May 16, 2001 * Filed October 11, 2001 [Copyrighted Material Omitted] Christopher Ashworth, San Jose, California, for the plaintiff-appellant. Thomas P. Gmelich, Barry A. Bradley, Glendale, California, for defendant-appellee Globe Airport Security Services. Bonnie R. Cohen, Kymberly E. Speer, San Francisco, California, for defendants-appellees America West Airlines, Inc., Trans World Airlines, Inc., and Continental Airlines, Inc. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California; James Ware, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CV-99-20548-JW. Before: O'Scannlain, Tashima, and Thomas, Circuit Judges. Opinion by Judge O'Scannlain; Dissent by Judge Tashima O'Scannlain, Circuit Judge: 1 We must decide whether the Warsaw Convention relating to international air…