Legal Opinion

Zottola v. City of Oakland

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided March 4, 2002No. 01-15238; D.C. No. CV-97-04664-MMC/JCSPublishedCited by 3 opinions

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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