BALINT v. CARSON CITY, NEVADA

No. 96-17342.

144 F.3d 1225 (1998)

Lisette BALINT, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CARSON CITY, NEVADA, a consolidated municipality; Ron Banister, in his official capacity only as Carson City Sheriff; Kay Bennett, Tom Tatro, Janice Ayres, Greg Smith in their official capacities only as Board of Supervisors, Carson City, Nevada, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided May 26, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John N. Schroeder, Reno, Nevada, for plaintiff-appellant.

Mark Forsberg, Deputy District Attorney, Carson City, Nevada, for defendants-appellees.

Before: WIGGINS, Senior Circuit Judge, KLEINFELD, Circuit Judge, and WILSON, District Judge


WILSON, District Judge:

Lisette Balint ("Balint") appeals from the District Court's grant of summary judgment in favor of the Defendants. The District Court held that Title VII did not require the Department to modify its seniority-based shift bidding system to accommodate Balint's religious needs. For the reasons stated below, we affirm the judgment of the District Court.

I. FACTS

Balint is a member of the Worldwide Church of God ("the Church...

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