Barbara Blanchard v. Ray Lahood

MEMORANDUM

Barbara Blanchard appeals the district court’s entry of summary judgment in favor of Defendant United States Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration (“the Department”) and FAA Director Flor Ramos, on her claims for retaliation under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-3(a), and failure to accommodate under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, 29 U.S.C. §§ 701 et seq. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We affirm.

We review the district court’s grant of summary judgment de novo, drawing all reasonable inferences in favor of Blanchard, the non-movant. See Zeinali v. Raytheon Co., 636 F.3d 544, 547 (9th Cir.2011). Summary judgment is appropriate if the moving party establishes “that there is no genuine dispute as to any material fact and the movant is entitled to judgment as a matter of law.” See Fed.R.Civ.P. 56(a).

A plaintiff must prove the following in order to establish a prima facie case of retaliation: (1) she engaged in a protected activity; (2) she was subjected to an ad verse employment action by her employer; and (3) there was a causal link between the two events. See Surrell v.…