O'Neill Hooker v. Parker-Hannifin Corporation

MEMORANDUM

O’Neill Hooker appeals pro se from the district court’s summary judgment in his diversity action alleging workplace discrimination and retaliation in violation of the Fair Employment and Housing Act (“FEHA”) and the California Family Rights Act (“CFRA”). We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We review de novo. Lawler v. Montblanc N. Am., LLC, 704 F.3d 1235, 1241 (9th Cir.2013). We affirm.

The district court properly granted summary judgment on Hooker’s disability discrimination and retaliation claims because Hooker failed to raise a genuine dispute of material fact as to whether defendant’s reason for terminating his employment was pretextual. See id. at 1242-44 (setting forth the framework for analyzing disability discrimination and retaliation claims under the FEHA, and explaining that circumstantial evidence must be specific and substantial to prove pretext); Faust v. Cal. Portland Cement Co., 150 Cal.App.4th 864 , 58 Cal.Rptr.3d 729, 744 (2007) (elements of a retaliation claim under the CFRA).

The district court properly granted summary judgment on Hooker’s claims alleging failure to prevent discrimination and wrongful termination in violation of public…