Koch
Koch v. Unum Group
Opinion
Opinion
NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS NOV 7 2025
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U.S. COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
TOM KOCH, No. 24-6634 D.C. No. Plaintiff - Appellant, 2:20-cv-01948-JCM-BNW v.
MEMORANDUM*
UNUM GROUP; COLONIAL LIFE &
ACCIDENT INSURANCE COMPANY,
Defendants - Appellees.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Nevada James C. Mahan, District Judge, Presiding
Argued and Submitted October 7, 2025 Las Vegas, Nevada
Before: BENNETT, SANCHEZ, and H.A. THOMAS, Circuit Judges. Dissent by Judge BENNETT. Thomas Koch appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment in
favor of UNUM Group (“UNUM”) and Colonial Life & Accident Insurance
Company in an action alleging retaliation under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of
1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-3. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291.
* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. Reviewing the district court’s summary judgment decision de novo, Maner v.