Michael Scalzi v. City of North Las Vegas

MEMORANDUM

Michael Scalzi appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment to the City of North Las Vegas in this lawsuit brought pursuant to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . Reviewing the district court’s grant of summary judgment de novo, Guatay Christian Fellowship v. Cnty. of San Diego, 670 F.3d 957, 970 (9th Cir.2011), we affirm.

Scalzi first argues that the district court erred in granting summary judgment to the City on his Title VII gender discrimination claim. We disagree. Although Scalzi made out a prima facie case of gender discrimination, the City articulated legitimate, nondiscriminatory reasons for not promoting him and then terminating him. Scalzi has not introduced evidence sufficient to “raise a genuine issue of material fact as to whether the [City’s] proffered nondiscriminatory reason[s] [are] merely a pretext for discrimination.” Dominguez-Curry v. Nevada Transp. Dep’t, 424 F.3d 1027, 1037 (9th Cir.2005). To the contrary, Scalzi’s evidence confirms the City’s account: it shows that the city manager hired Joyce Lira, not Scalzi, because he believed she shared his priorities for the city, and that…