Reyna

Reyna v. City of Portland

Good Law
270 F. App'x 682
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitMarch 20, 2008No. 05-36063California2,557 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM *

In 1999, Liani Reyna became the first female police officer to be selected to the Portland Police Bureau’s Special Emergency Response Team (“SER Team”). As a member of the SER Team, she was exposed to the team’s sexist rituals and practices. After a health incident, Reyna resigned from the SER Team. She subsequently brought some of the egregious practices to management’s attention. Thereafter, she filed this action against the Police Bureau and the City of Portland, asserting claims for sex discrimination, a sexually hostile workplace, and retaliation. The case was tried to a jury, which returned a verdict in favor of the defendants on all counts. Reyna appeals alleging errors concerning discovery, the exclusion of evidence, jury instructions, and the district judge’s refusal to recuse himself. Because *685 Reyna has not carried her burden on any of the alleged errors, the judgment in favor of the defendants is affirmed.

The issues raised by Reyna are addressed in the order in which they were raised. Because the parties are familiar with the facts and procedural history, we do not restate them here except as necessary to explain our disposition.

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