Deanna Mory v. City of Chula Vista

MEMORANDUM

Deanna Mory appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment to the City of Chula Vista, Donald Hunter, and Richard Emerson (collectively “Defendants”) on her gender discrimination claims under federal and state law. The Defendants cross appeal the district court’s denial of their motion for sanctions under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11(c). We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , and we affirm.

We first address Mory’s appeal from the summary judgment that resolved her claims. Mory argues that the district court erred in concluding that she lacked standing to pursue her federal claims. The district court was correct that Mory suffered no injury in fact, which is a necessary requirement for constitutional standing under Article III. See Lujan v. Defenders of Wildlife, 504 U.S. 555, 560 , 112 S.Ct. 2130 , 119 L.Ed.2d 351 (1992). After competing in the 2006 pageant, Mory completed her probationary employment period successfully and became a regular Chula Vista police officer. The Defendants did not oppose her pageant participation the following year, and she again competed in 2007. Mory’s pageant participation resulted in no adverse employment…