Kortan
Kortan v. State of Cal.
Opinion
Opinion
Rafeedie, J.
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
On April 6, 1998, defendant State of California’s Motion for Summary Judgment or, in the alternative, Partial Summary Judgment came on for hearing before the Honorable Edward Rafeedie in Courtroom 1. The Court has read and considered the papers filed in connection with this matter and, having considered the oral argument of counsel, now HEREBY GRANTS the motion in its entirety for the reasons set forth below.
I. Background
Plaintiff Aybike Kortan’s Second Amended Complaint raises four causes of action under Title VII, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et Seq.: racial harassment under a hostile work environment theory, sexual harassment under a hostile work environment theory, disparate treatment because of gender, and retaliation.
Kortan is a Caucasian female whose former employer is the State of California Department of Youth Authority (hereinafter Youth Authority). Kortan was employed by the Youth Authority as a clinical psychologist from 1988 to October 1994; it appears from the record that she is currently on disability leave.
During Kortan’s tenure at the Youth Authority, she served, from time to time, as the “acting senior psychologist” during her im…