Clifford Thomas v. Carlos Del Toro

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS OCT 15 2024

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

CLIFFORD J. THOMAS, No. 23-15464

Plaintiff-Appellant, D.C. No. 1:21-cv-00010-JAO-KJM v.

CARLOS DEL TORO, Secretary, MEMORANDUM* Department of the Navy,

Defendant-Appellee,

and

KENNETH J. BRAITHWAITE; THOMAS

W. HARKER,

Defendants.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii Jill Otake, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted October 8, 2024** Honolulu, Hawaii

Before: MURGUIA, Chief Judge, and GRABER and MENDOZA, Circuit Judges.

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). Plaintiff Clifford J. Thomas filed this Title VII action against the Secretary

of the Navy, alleging race, color, and age discrimination; retaliation; and a hostile

work environment. The district court entered summary judgment in favor…