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Legal Citation: 144 F.3d 1182 (1998)

Appellant
Tonyja Duffield

Appellee
Robertson Stephens & Co.

Appellant's Claim
That Form U-4 is unconstitutional and therefore cannot be enforced.

Chief Lawyer for Appellant
Michael Rubin

Chief Lawyer for Appellee
Daniel F. Bookin

Judges
William C. Canby, Jr., Stephen Reinhardt (writing for the court), Jane A. Restani (Court of International Trade Judge)

Justices Dissenting
None

Place
San Francisco, California

Date of Decision
8 May 1998

Decision
Form U-4 is unenforceable.

Significance
In a unanimous ruling in May of 1998, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals barred employers from requiring new employees to sign agreements as a condition of employment that they will settle sexual discrimination and...