Zottola v. City of Oakland
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
*309MEMORANDUM **
Don Zottola, a white male, alleges on appeal that the oral interview component of the City of Oakland’s (“Oakland”) entry level examination for the position of a firefighter discriminates against white males in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e. Specifically, Zottola contends that the district judge erred when she: (1) dismissed his disparate treatment claim as a matter of law; (2) denied his motion to grant judgment as a matter of law in his favor on the disparate impact claim; (3) improperly instructed the first jury about the meaning of…
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