Valerie Spates-Moore v. William Henderson

MEMORANDUM

In these consolidated appeals, Valerie K. Spates-Moore appeals pro se from the district court’s summary judgment in her consolidated employment actions. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We review de novo, Vasquez v. County of Los Angeles, 349 F.3d 634, 639 (9th Cir.2004), and we affirm.

The district court properly granted summary judgment on Spates-Moore’s claim of harassment by her co-worker, Schleicher, because Spates-Moore failed to raise a genuine dispute of material fact as to whether the alleged conduct was because of her sex or race, or was sufficiently severe or pervasive to alter the conditions of her employment. See id. at 642-44 (describing requirements for a sexual or racial harassment claim); see also Faragher v. City of Boca Raton, 524 U.S. 775, 788 , 118 S.Ct. 2275 , 141 L.Ed.2d 662 (1998) (noting that Title VII is not a “general civility code” and a violation is not established merely by evidence showing “sporadic use of abusive language, gender-related jokes, and occasional teasing” (citations and internal quotation marks omitted)).

The district court properly granted summary judgment on Spates-Moore’s claim of sexual harassment by her…