MILLER v. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

No. S114097.

30 Cal.Rptr.3d 797 (2005)

36 Cal.4th 446

115 P.3d 77

Edna MILLER et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS et al., Defendants and Respondents.

Supreme Court of California.

July 18, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawless & Lawless, Barbara A. Lawless, Aelish M. Baig, San Francisco, and Sonya L. Smallets, for Plaintiffs and Appellants.

Law Offices of Philip Edward Kay, and Lawrence A. Organ, San Francisco, for The Civil Rights Forum as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Plaintiffs and Appellants.

Law Offices of Jeffrey K. Winikow and Jeffrey K. Winikow, Los Angeles, for California Employment Lawyers Association as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Plaintiffs and Appellants.

The Lucas Law Firm and Kathleen M. Lucas, San Francisco, for Equal Rights Advocates as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Plaintiffs and Appellants.

The Sturdevant Law Firm, James C. Sturdevant, San Francisco; Law Offices of Daniel U. Smith, Daniel U. Smith, Kentfield; Ian Herzog, Santa Monia; Michael Adler, Los Angeles; Sharon J. Arkin, Newport Beach; Stuart B. Esner, Los Angeles; Brian S. Kabateck, Los Angeles; David A. Rosen, Los Angeles; Christine D. Spagnoli; Lea-Ann Tratten, Steven B. Stevens, Los Angeles; and Scott H.Z. Sumner, Walnut Creek, for Consumer Attorneys of California as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Plaintiffs and Appellants.

Bill Lockyer, Attorney General, Jacob Appelsmith, Assistant Attorney General, Vincent J. Scally, Jr., Timothy G. Yeung, Diana L. Cuomo and David J. Neill, Deputy Attorneys General, for Defendants and Respondents.

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, Rebecca D. Eisen, Thomas M. Peterson and Shannon B. Nakabayashi, San Francisco, for The Employers Group as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendants and Respondents.


GEORGE, C.J.

Plaintiffs, two former employees at the Valley State Prison for Women, claim that the warden of the prison at which they were employed accorded unwarranted favorable treatment to numerous female employees with whom the warden was having sexual affairs, and that such conduct constituted sexual harassment in violation of the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA). (Gov.Code, § 12900 et seq.) The trial court granted summary judgment in favor...

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