Robinson v. Adams

830 F.2d 128 45 Fair Empl.Prac.Cas. 26 , 44 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 37,500, 56 USLW 2278 Kenneth ROBINSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Michael ADAMS, Dianne R. Coe, Georgia McCarthy, Martin Moshier, Lura Scovil, Joan Wilson, County of Orange, Orange County Superior Court and L.B. Utter, Defendants-Appellees. No. 85-6533. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted April 6, 1987. Decided Oct. 13, 1987. Kenneth Robinson, in pro per. Lynn Bouslog, Santa Ana, Cal., for defendants-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Before WALLACE, SCHROEDER and PREGERSON, Circuit Judges. WALLACE, Circuit Judge: 1 Robinson appeals pro se the district court's summary judgment against him on his employment discrimination claims. He contends (1) that he need not prove that defendants had knowledge of his race to sustain a claim of racial discrimination under 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1981 or Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. Secs. 2000e to 2000e-17, (2) that a genuine issue exists whether the defendants were aware of his race, and (3) that he established a prima facie case of disparate impact. We have jurisdiction pursuant…