Legal Opinion
Brenda J. GAMBLE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. GENERAL FOODS CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 9, 1988No. 86-15083PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Per curiam
We consider whether under Bryant v. Ford Motor Co., 844 F.2d 602 (9th Cir.1988) (en banc), the federal courts have jurisdiction to hear this case.
Facts
After being terminated from her position as Accounting Clerk at General Foods in 1984, Brenda Gamble filed a Title VII action in federal court, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq. (1982) (Gamble I). Judgment for defendant was entered after a bench trial on the Title VII claim; there was no appeal.
Following the bench trial but before judgment, Gamble filed this action for wrongful termination in California Superior Court, naming as defendants General…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Grubbs v. General Electric Credit Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Gary Bryant v. Ford Motor Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1988
- Robert Krahm v. Milton Graham, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1972
- Tyler v. RusselCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1969
3Cited by4 opinions
- Rosemary Johnson v. The Mutual Benefit Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1988
- Zewe v. Law Firm of Adams & ReeseDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1993
- Morongo Band of Mission Indians v. StachDistrict Court, C.D. California · 1997
- Danielson v. Pine Mountain Lake Ass'nDistrict Court, E.D. California · 1988