Pg&e

MEMORANDUM

After being fired from his position as a lineman at Pacific Gas & Electric (“PG&E”), Plaintiff-Appellant Richard Veloz, a self-identified Hispanic, initiated this action alleging, among other things, racial discrimination and retaliation in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000 et seq., the Civil Rights Act of 1866, as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 1981 , and the Fair Employment and Housing Act (“FEHA”), Cal. Gov’t Code §§ 12940 et seq., as well as wrongful termination under California law. The district court dismissed Veloz’s claims on summary judgment. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and affirm.

I.

As a preliminary matter, we must first address PG&E’s pending motions to strike excerpts of the record and those portions of Veloz’s Opening and Reply Briefs that rely thereon. Specifically, PG&E moves to strike the documents located at ER 40, 54, 57, 66, 70, 71, 75, 96, and 100. The district court struck those documents located at ER 96 and 100 as improper attempts to enlarge the summary judgment record. Veloz has not challenged that ruling on appeal. Veloz included the remaining documents in his responses to…