Legal Opinion
Fernando Pavon v. Swift Transportation Co., Inc., an Arizona Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 20, 1999No. 98-35119PublishedCited by 102 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLETCHER, Circuit Judge:
Swift Transportation Company, Inc., (“Swift”) appeals the district court’s judgment, following a jury trial, in favor of Fernando Pavón in Pavon’s wrongful discharge action, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1981, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. § 2000e), and O.R.S. 659.030, arising when Pavón was terminated after complaining about ongoing racial harassment in his job as a diesel mechanic at Swift. Swift also appeals the district court’s denial of its motion for a new trial. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.
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