In
everyday parlance, «on Cloud 9» means feeling elated, on top of the world, but
for surfers it's more than this.
In denying the plaintiff's request
for a new trial, the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that instructions incorporating a legal analysis on the shifting burdens of proof in employment discriminbation cases established by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1973 is appropriate when a trial court judge «translate [s] it into
everyday parlance and fit [s] it to the facts and circumstancews of a particular case.»