Brown v. Dillard's, Inc.

430 F.3d 1004 Stephanie BROWN, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. DILLARD'S, INC., a corporation; Dillard's Store Services, Inc., d/b/a Condev West, Inc., a corporation, Defendants-Appellants, and Dillard's Department Store, a corporation, Defendant. No. 03-56719. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted April 7, 2005. Filed December 6, 2005. David Raizman, Bryan Cave LLP, Santa Monica, CA, for the appellant. Lisa A. Jordan, Van Nuys, CA, for the appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California; Nora M. Manella, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CV-03-03903-NM. Before: NELSON, W. FLETCHER, and BEA, Circuit Judges. WILLIAM A. FLETCHER, Circuit Judge: 1 Defendants Dillard's Department Store and Dillard's Store Services (collectively "Dillard's") require employees to agree to arbitrate employment-related claims under what it calls "Dillard's Fairness in Action Program." Plaintiff Stephanie Brown was an employee at one of Dillard's department stores in California until she was fired. 2 Brown filed a notice of intent to arbitrate a wrongful termination claim under the Fairness in Action Program. Dillard's refused to…