U.S. Court of Appeals - 168722-1-DVD - Simmons v. American Airlines - U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.  Oral arguments were heard in the case Simmons v. American Airlines brought by Raymond Simmons, an airline passenger on American Airlines who alleges airline personnel removed him from an aircraft because of his race in violation of a California Civil Rights Act. Filmed by C-SPAN. Non-commercial use only. For more information, see