WHITE v. WASHINGTON PUBLIC POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM

Nos. 79-4224, 79-4236.

692 F.2d 1286 (1982)

Maudotha R. WHITE, Plaintiff/Appellant/Cross-Appellee, v. WASHINGTON PUBLIC POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM, et al., Defendant/Appellee/Cross-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Submitted March 19, 1981.

Decided November 23, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles H. Barr, Richland, Wash., for White.

Lauritz S. Helland, argued, Ronald A. Bergman, Lauritz S. Helland, Houghton, Cluck, Coughlin & Ripley, Seattle, Wash., on brief, for W.P.P.S.S.

Before KENNEDY and FLETCHER, Circuit Judges, and REED, District Judge.


KENNEDY, Circuit Judge:

Maudotha White, a female American Indian, appeals from an award of over $161,000 in compensatory and punitive damages, back pay, and attorneys' fees. The suit was brought under Title VII, Washington's parallel statute R.C.W. §§ 49.60 et seq., and 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981, 1983 & 1985 (1976), claiming discrimination in initial hiring and in later opportunities for promotion. Washington Public Power Supply Systems (WPPSS...

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