Ngo v. Reno Hilton Resort Corp.

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Ngo v. Reno Hilton Resort Corp., 156 F.3d 988 (9th Cir. 1998)
1998 WL 700065

Ngo v. Reno Hilton Resort Corp.

Opinion of the Court

The opinion issued on April 9, 1998 [140 F.3d 1299] is hereby amended as follows:

Slip op. at 3289 [140 F.3d at 1304]:
1. Replace the opening sentence of the first full paragraph with the following sentence:
“In adopting this standard, we join five other circuits that also require plaintiffs seeking punitive damages under Title VII to make a showing beyond the level of intentional discrimination required for compensatory damages.”
2. Insert “Kolstad v. American Dental Ass’n, 139 F.3d 958, 961-62 (D.C.Cir. 1998) (en banc) (concluding that “the evidence of the defendant’s culpability must exceed what is needed to show intentional discrimination” to support a punitive damage award under title VII)” between “See ” and the cite to McKinnon.
Slip op. at 3289 n.9 [140 F.3d at 1304]:
Delete the “D.C.,” in the first sentence and the entire second sentence.

With these changes, the panel has voted to deny the petition for rehearing and to reject the suggestion for rehearing en banc.

*989The fall court has been advised of the suggestion for an en banc rehearing, and no judge of the court has requested a vote on the suggestion for rehearing en banc. Fed. R.App. P. 35(b).

The petition for rehearing is denied and the suggestion for rehearing en banc is rejected.

Reference

Full Case Name
Ha Jenny NGO v. RENO HILTON RESORT CORPORATION, d/b/a Reno Hilton Hilton Hotels Corporation, Defendants-Appellants Ha Jenny NGO v. RENO HILTON RESORT CORPORATION, d/b/a Reno Hilton Hilton Hotels Corporation, Defendants-Appellees Ha Jenny NGO v. RENO HILTON RESORT CORPORATION, d/b/a Reno Hilton Hilton Hotels Corporation
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