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Adams was hired as a sales counselor in Circuit City's store in Santa Rosa, California. Two years later, Adams filed an employment discrimination lawsuit against Circuit City in state court, asserting claims under California's Fair Employment and Housing Act, Cal. Govt. Code Ann. § 12900 et seq. (West 1992 and Supp. 1997), and other claims ...
In 1997, Adams filed an employment discrimination lawsuit against Circuit City in California state court. Circuit City then filed suit in Federal District Court, seeking to enjoin the state-court action and to compel arbitration of Adams' claims under the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA).
Circuit City Stores, Inc. v. Adams, 532 U.S. 105 (2001), was a United States Supreme Court case that concerned whether the "section one exemption" of the Federal Arbitration Act applied to an employment contract of an employee at Circuit City Stores.
Circuit City filed suit in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, seeking to enjoin the state-court action and to compel arbitration of respondent’s claims pursuant to the FAA, 9 U.S.C. § 1—16. The District Court entered the requested order.
United States Supreme Court. CIRCUIT CITY STORES, INC. v. ADAMS (2001) No. 99-1379. Argued: November 06, 2000 Decided: March 21, 2001. A provision in respondent's application for work at petitioner electronics retailer required all employment disputes to be settled by arbitration.
In 1995, Saint Clair Adams (plaintiff) worked as a salesman for Circuit City Stores, Inc. (Circuit City) (defendant) in California. Two years later, Adams sued Circuit City for employment discrimination in California state court.
In November 1997, Adams filed a state court lawsuit against Circuit City and three co-workers alleging sexual harassment, retaliation, constructive discharge, and intentional infliction of emotional distress under the California Fair Employment and Housing Act ("FEHA"), Cal. Gov't Code § 12900 et seq., and discrimination based on sexual ...
Circuit City has devised an arbitration agreement that functions as a thumb on Circuit City's side of the scale should an employment dispute ever arise between the company and one of its employees. We conclude that such an arrangement is unconscionable under California law.
CIRCUIT CITY STORES, INC., PETITIONER v. SAINT CLAIR ADAMS ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT [March 21, 2001] Justice Souter, with whom Justice Stevens, Justice Ginsburg, and Justice Breyer join, dissenting.
Respondent left employment with Circuit City in November 1996. J.A. 48. On November 26, 1997, respondent filed a state-law civil action in California state court against petitioner and other defendants, alleging discrimination and harassment on the basis of respondent's sexual orientation.