Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit October 23, 1989, 87-2921 (Manuel T. Fragante v. City and County of Honolulu Eileen Anderson Peter Leong Dennis Kamimura George Kuwahara Kalani McCandless)

TROTT, Circuit Judge:

Manuel Fragante applied for a clerk’s job with the City and County of Honolulu (Defendants). Although he placed high enough on a civil service eligible list to be chosen for the position, he was not selected because of a perceived deficiency in relevant oral communication skills caused by his “heavy Filipino accent.