Legal Opinion

Lynn v. Regents of the University of California

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided September 21, 1981No. 79-3384PublishedCited by 81 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

REINHARDT, Circuit Judge.

Therese Ballet Lynn was an assistant professor at the University of California at Irvine. She was denied merit salary increases and tenure. Lynn filed suit under *1340Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. Section 2000e, et seq., alleging sex discrimination. Following trial, the district court entered judgment for the University. In her complaint Lynn also alleged discrimination on the basis of national origin; however, she has not pursued that claim.

Lynn was first employed by the University as a lecturer in 1969. She was promoted to assistant professor in…

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