Baker

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

DEC 6 2024

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

JUSTIN BAKER, No. 23-4364 D.C. No. Plaintiff - Appellant, 2:21-cv-00162-TOR v.

MEMORANDUM*

UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC.,

Defendant - Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington Thomas O. Rice, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted December 2, 2024** San Francisco, California

Before: BENNETT, BRESS, and FORREST, Circuit Judges.

Justin Baker appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor

of his employer, United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS), on his claims of retaliation in

violation of the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act

(USERRA), 38 U.S.C. § 4301 et seq., and the Washington Law Against

* 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). Discrimination (WLAD), Wash. Rev. Code § 49.60.210.…