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PADILLA v. UNITED AIR LINES, INC.

Nos. 89-1246, 89-1257.

950 F.2d 654 (1991)

Alan PADILLA, Plaintiff-Appellee/Cross-Appellant, v. UNITED AIR LINES, INC., Defendant-Appellant/Cross-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

November 26, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael D. Nosler of Rothgerber, Appel, Powers & Johnson, Denver, Colo. (Kathleen Cobb of United Air Lines, Inc., Chicago, Ill. and Samuel M. Ventola and Kathryn M. Sistrunk of Rothgerber, Appel, Powers & Johnson, Denver, Colo., with him on the briefs), for defendant-appellant/cross-appellee.

John Mosby, Denver, Colo. (Elisa J. Moran, Denver, Colo., with him on the brief), for plaintiff-appellee/cross-appellant.

Before LOGAN, McWILLIAMS and SEYMOUR, Circuit Judges.

SEYMOUR, Circuit Judge.

On March 16, 1988, Alan Padilla filed a complaint against United Airlines, Inc. (United), alleging that United had discriminatorily terminated him in violation of 42 U.S.C. § 1981 (1988). Following a bench trial on the merits, the district court found in favor of the plaintiff and awarded him costs and $4,117.68 in backpay. One day later, the Supreme Court limited the cause of action under section 1981 to "discrimination in the `mak[ing...

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