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FONG v. AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC.

No. 78-1137.

626 F.2d 759 (1980)

Lee S. FONG, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided September 3, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dennis John Woodruff, San Francisco, Cal., for plaintiff-appellant.

Donald D. Connors, Jr., San Francisco, Cal., argued for defendant-appellee; James L. Meeder, Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison, San Francisco, Cal., on brief.

Before SNEED and SCHROEDER, Circuit Judges, and BLUMENFELD, District Judge.

SNEED, Circuit Judge:

In this appeal, plaintiff-appellant Fong challenges the district court's summary judgment in favor of defendant-appellee American Airlines. Fong brought this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1981 alleging that American Airlines had discriminated against him on the basis of his race when it discharged him for theft of company property. Fong did not dispute the theft or that it violated an established airline rule of which he was aware, but alleged...

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