Lafect Campbell v. Obayashi Corporation Inc

MEMORANDUM

Lafect Campbell and Donald J. Mills, Jr., appeal pro se from the district court’s summary judgment in their diversity action alleging employment discrimination in violation of the Washington Law Against Discrimination (“WLAD”). We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We review de novo the district court’s grant of summary judgment, Olsen v. Idaho State Bd. of Med., 363 F.3d 916 , 922 (9th Cir. 2004), and for an abuse of discretion the district court’s order granting a counsel’s motion to withdraw, LaGrand v. Stewart, 133 F.3d 1253, 1269 (9th Cir.1998). We affirm.

The district court properly granted summary judgment on Campbell’s race discrimination claim based on his discharge because Campbell failed to raise a genuine issue of material fact as to whether he was performing satisfactory work, or that his employer’s proffered legitimate, nondiscriminatory reasons for his discharge were pretextual. See Chen v. State, 86 Wash. App. 183 , 937 P.2d 612, 616 (Wash.Ct.App. 1997) (analysis for discriminatory discharge under the WLAD).

The district court properly granted summary judgment on Campbell’s race discrimination claim based on his employer’s manner of assigning…