Williams v. United Airlines, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CLARENCE WILLIAMS, Plaintiff, No. C 19-02988 WHA

v.

ORDER RE EXCLUSION OF

UNITED AIRLINES, INC., EVIDENCE UNDER WIRETAP ACT Defendant.

16 INTRODUCTION In this civil action for race discrimination and retaliation, defendant has moved for summary judgment and to exclude certain opposition evidence purportedly obtained in violation of the Federal Wiretap Act, 18 U.S.C. § 2511. Because defendant itself seeks to use the fact of the eavesdropping and the recording in its defense, the motion to exclude the evidence is DENIED. A separate order will address the summary judgment motion. STATEMENT Captain Clarence Williams, who identifies as African American, has worked as a commercial airline pilot for over twenty years. He worked with defendant United Airlines between 1995 and 1996, then flew for other airlines, including Continental Airlines from 2005 until 2010 when Continental…