WILLIS v. DEAN WITTER REYNOLDS, INC.

No. 91-5100.

948 F.2d 305 (1991)

Linda WILLIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. DEAN WITTER REYNOLDS, INC., Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided November 7, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Winifred L. Bryant (argued), Richard E. Fitzpatrick (briefed), Gess, Mattingly & Atchison, Lexington, Ky., for Linda Willis.

Anita M. Britton (briefed), Stoll, Keenon & Park, Lexington, Ky., William E. Johnson (argued), Stoll, Keenon & Park, Frankfort, Ky., for Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc.

Carolyn L. Wheeler (briefed), E.E.O.C., Washington, D.C., for E.E.O.C. amicus curiae.

Before KENNEDY and JONES, Circuit Judges and HARVEY, Senior District Judge.


NATHANIEL R. JONES, Circuit Judge.

Defendant Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc. ("Dean Witter") appeals the district court's denial of its motion to compel arbitration and for stay of the proceedings in this Title VII action for sex discrimination. For the reasons that follow, we reverse.

I.

The plaintiff, Linda Willis, originally filed this action in Fayette Circuit Court in August 1990. Her complaint alleged sexual harassment and sexual discrimination...

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