Smith v. Nevada Department of Motor Vehicle Office

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MAY 28 2025

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

CHRISTOPHER SMITH, No. 24-5060 D.C. No. Plaintiff - Appellant, 2:23-cv-01559-JCM-BNW v.

MEMORANDUM*

NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR

VEHICLE OFFICE; JULIE BUTLER,

Defendants - Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Nevada James C. Mahan, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted May 12, 2025 San Francisco, California

Before: BEA and DE ALBA, Circuit Judges, and BROWN, District Judge.**

Plaintiff-Appellant Christopher Smith appeals the district court’s order that

dismissed his claims for employment discrimination against the Nevada Department

of Motor Vehicles (DMV) and its director Julie Butler. Smith alleged race

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The Honorable Jeffrey Vincent Brown, United States District Judge for the Southern District of Texas, sitting by designation. discrimination in violation of Title VII…