Legal Opinion
Catherine Kim v. Coach, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 16, 2017No. 14-16248UnpublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM **
Catherine Kim appeals the judgment in favor of Coach, Inc. on her sexual harassment claims under Title VII and Hawaii law. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, we review de novo, see Feldman v. Allstate Ins. Co., 322 F.3d 660, 666 (9th Cir. 2003), and we affirm.
1. The district court properly granted summary judgment to Coach on Kim’s claim under Title VII. Applying Vance v. Ball State University, — U.S. —, 133 S.Ct. 2434, 186 L.Ed.2d 565 (2013), the court correctly concluded that Casey Dungca and Steven Kudo were not “supervisors,” because neither of them had the…
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- Marc Feldman v. Allstate Insurance Company Vicki WeedCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2003
- Furukawa v. Honolulu Zoological SocietyHawaii Supreme Court · 1997
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