Rodolfo Velasquez v. U.S. Postal Service

MEMORANDUM

Rodolfo Velasquez appeals pro se from the district court’s summary judgment in his employment action alleging disability discrimination in violation of the Rehabilitation Act. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We review de novo. Walton v. U.S. Marshals Serv., 492 F.3d 998, 1005 (9th Cir.2007). We affirm.

The district court properly granted summary judgment because Velasquez failed to raise a genuine dispute of material fact as to whether he suffered discrimination because of his disability. See id. (“To state a prima facie case under the Rehabilitation Act, a plaintiff must demonstrate that ... [he] suffered discrimination because of [his] disability.”). Even assuming that Velasquez raised a triable dispute as to the prima facie case, Velasquez failed to raise a triable dispute as to whether the United States Postal Service’s legitimate, nondiscriminatory reason for assigning him to a new job position was pretextual. See Coons v. Sec’y of U.S. Dep’t of Treasury, 383 F.3d 879, 884 (9th Cir.2004) (same analysis under Rehabilitation Act and Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”)); Snead v. Metro. Prop. & Cas. Ins. Co., 237 F.3d 1080, 1093-94 (9th Cir.2001)…