Cecilia Look v. Patrick Donahoe

MEMORANDUM

Plaintiff Cecilia Look brought this action under Title VII, alleging retaliation and discrimination by her employer, the Defendant United States Postal Service. The district court granted summary judgment in Defendant’s favor. On de novo review, Dawson v. Entek Int’l, 630 F.3d 928, 934 (9th Cir.2011), we affirm.

1. With respect to Plaintiffs race and gender discrimination claim arising out of her 2006 and 2007 non-selection for Manager of Mainframe Computer Operations, there is no genuine issue of material fact. Plaintiff established a prima facie case under the standard described in Dominguez-Curry v. Nevada Transportation Department, 424 F.3d 1027, 1037 (9th Cir. 2005). Defendant then articulated a legitimate, nondiscriminatory reason for its selection of other candidates: Plaintiff was less qualified than the other candidates primarily because she lacked significant prior experience managing a large data center; in addition, she failed to display significant leadership abilities, was sometimes out of step with headquarters, did not exhibit forward-thinking, and had problems collaborating with the Eagan facility.

The record does not contain evidence of pretext,…