Ndjongo

INTRODUCTION

Plaintiff Jean Ndjongo appeals from a judgment of nonsuit in favor of his employer Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA). Plaintiff sued LAWA for racial and national origin discrimination, harassment and retaliation in violation of the California Fair Employment and Housing Act, Government Code section 12900, et seq. (FEHA). In granting LAWA’s motion for nonsuit, the trial court concluded, among other things, that Plaintiff failed to present substantial evidence demonstrating race, national origin or retaliatory animus motivated the purported adverse employment actions. We agree with the court’s conclusion and affirm.

FACTS1 AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Plaintiff is an African-American man. He was born in Cameroon in East Africa. LAWA is a government entity that manages Los Angeles International (LAX) and Ontario airports. Plaintiff holds a degree in computer science from Chapman University. He began working for the City of Los Angeles in 1999 as a journeyman electrician in the sanitation department. In 2002, he passed the appropriate test and was promoted to instrument mechanic for LAWA at LAX’s central utility plant (the CUP). The CUP supplies heating, air conditioning,…