CIRCUIT CITY STORES, INC. v. NAJD

No. 99-56571.

294 F.3d 1104 (2002)

CIRCUIT CITY STORES, INC., a Virginia corporation, Petitioner-Appellee, v. Monir NAJD, Respondent-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Submission Deferred October 10, 2001.

Resubmitted April 18, 2002.

Filed June 24, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven L. Stern, Newport Beach, CA, argued the cause and filed a brief for the respondent-appellant.

Rex Darrell Berry, Davis Grimm Payne Marra & Berry, Seattle, WA, argued the cause and filed briefs for the petitioner-appellee.

Before O'SCANNLAIN and PAEZ, Circuit Judges, and KING, District Judge.


OPINION

O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge.

We must decide whether a claim under California's Fair Employment and Housing Act may be subject to compulsory arbitration when the employee does not allege a violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act.

I

Circuit City Stores ("Circuit City") hired Monir Najd as a sales associate in 1985. In 1995, Circuit City instituted the "Associate Issue Resolution Program...

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