Victoria Zetwick v. County of Yolo

MEMORANDUM

Plaintiff Victoria Zetwick, a county correctional officer, alleges that defendant Edward G. Prieto, the county sheriff, created a sexually hostile work environment, in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq., and the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), Cal. Gov’t Code § 12900 et seq., by, among other things, greeting her with unwelcome hugs and/or kisses on more than one hundred occasions over a twelve-year period. The defendants, Prieto and the County of Yolo, argue that such conduct was not objectively severe or pervasive enough to establish a hostile work environment. The district court granted the defendants’ motion for summary judgment, and Zetwick appeals. We reverse and remand.

1. Our review is de novo. Animal Legal Def. Fund v. FDA, 836 F.3d 987, 988-89 (9th Cir. 2016) (en banc) (per curiam). Summary judgment is inappropriate if, viewing the record in the light most favorable to the nonmoving party, “the evidence is such that a reasonable jury could return a verdict for the nonmoving party.” Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc., 477 U.S. 242, 248 , 106 S.Ct. 2505 , 91 L.Ed.2d 202 (1986). Here, the parties…