Hardage v. CBS Broadcasting, Inc.

427 F.3d 1177 Hugh HARDAGE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CBS BROADCASTING INC., a New York Corporation; Viacom Television Stations Inc., a Delaware Corporation; Viacom Broadcasting of Seattle Inc., a Delaware Corporation; Kathy Sparks, an individual, Defendants-Appellees. No. 03-35906. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted May 3, 2005. Filed November 1, 2005. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED Claudia Kilbreath, Short Cressman & Burgess PLLC, Seattle, WA, for the plaintiff-appellant. Harry J.F. Korrell and Kathryn S. Loppnow, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, Seattle, WA, for the defendants-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington; John C. Coughenour, Chief Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CV-02-01303-JCC. Before: WALLACE, SILVERMAN, and PAEZ, Circuit Judges. WALLACE, Judge: 1 The district court entered summary judgment dismissing Hardage's sexual harassment and retaliation claims against CBS Broadcasting Inc., Viacom Television Stations Inc., and Viacom Broadcasting of Seattle Inc. (collectively, CBS), pursuant to Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act and the Washington Law Against…