Legal Opinion
Rains v. Criterion Systems, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 26, 1996No. 93-17168PublishedCited by 131 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REINHARDT, Circuit Judge:
This appeal raises the question whether a plaintiff may allege a violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964’s policy against religious discrimination as part of a state law cause of action without converting his claim *342into a Title VII action or an action that depends on a substantial federal question. We hold that he may, and that in this case he did. We therefore conclude that the district court lacked jurisdiction. Accordingly, we vacate the district court’s order granting summary judgment against the plaintiff and direct that court to remand the ease to…
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