ELVIG v. CALVIN PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

No. 02-35805.

375 F.3d 951 (2004)

Monica L. McDowell ELVIG, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CALVIN PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH; Will Ackles, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed July 23, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Judith A. Lonnquist, Seattle, WA, for the plaintiff-appellant.

Elizabeth K. Reeve, Reeve Shima, P.C., Seattle, WA, for the defendants-appellees.

Gwynne Skinner and Kathy Barnard, Seattle, WA, for amicus curiae Northwest Women's Law Center.

Paul Berks, Robert L. Byer, and Thomas R. Johnson, Kirkpatrick & Lockhart, LLP, Pittsburgh, PA, for amicus curiae Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Synod of Alaska Northwest.

Before TROTT, FISHER and GOULD, Circuit Judges.


GOULD, Concurence, TROTT, Dissent.

INTRODUCTION

FISHER, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff Monica L. McDowell Elvig ("Elvig"), an ordained Presbyterian minister, brought claims under Title VII against her employer Calvin Presbyterian Church, North Puget Sound Presbytery (together the "Church") and her supervisor Pastor Will Ackles (collectively "Defendants"), alleging that she was sexually harassed and retaliated against by the Defendants. The district...

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