Legal Opinion
Metoyer v. Chassman
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 26, 2007No. 04-56179PublishedCited by 108 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Judge D.W. NELSON; Partial Concurrence and Partial Dissent by Judge BEA.
D.W. NELSON, Senior Circuit Judge:
In May, 2001 the Screen Actors Guild (“the Guild”) fired Dr. Patricia Heisser Metoyer (“Metoyer”), an African American, after PricewaterhouseCoopers (“PwC”) concluded Metoyer authorized payment in excess of $30,000 of funds available for Guild use to friends, business partners, and her husband’s production company. Metoyer responded by bringing multiple claims against the Guild, including federal race discrimination and retaliation claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1981 and state law…
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