Chandrakant Shinde v. Coffman Engineers, Inc.

MEMORANDUM

Chandrakant Chandra Shinde appeals pro se from the district court’s summary judgment in his diversity action alleging, among other claims, discrimination on the basis of race, religion, and national origin in violation of the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (“FEHA”) and wrongful termination in violation of public policy. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We review de novo, Deppe v. United Airlines, 217 F.3d 1262, 1264 (9th Cir.2000), and we affirm.

The district court properly granted summary judgment on Shinde’s discrimination claims under the FEHA because, even assuming that Shinde established a prima facie case of discrimination, he failed to raise genuine dispute of material fact as to whether defendant’s non-discriminatory reason for firing him was pretextual. See Guz v. Bechtel Nat’l, Inc., 24 Cal.4th 317 , 100 Cal.Rptr.2d 352 , 8 P.3d 1089, 1113-14, 1118-19 (2000) (setting forth burden-shifting framework for analyzing claims of discrimination based on a theory of disparate treatment under the FEHA; noting that summary judgment for the employer is appropriate where, given the strength of the employer’s legitimate reasons, any countervailing…