Alisha Silbaugh v. Pete Buttigieg

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MAY 24 2022

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

ALISHA R. SILBAUGH, an individual, No. 21-35694

Plaintiff-Appellant, D.C. No. 2:17-cv-01759-RSM

v.

MEMORANDUM*

PETE BUTTIGIEG, Secretary of the Department of Transportation,

Defendant-Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington Ricardo S. Martinez, Chief District Judge, Presiding

Submitted May 19, 2022** Seattle, Washington

Before: WARDLAW, GOULD, and BENNETT, Circuit Judges.

Alisha Silbaugh appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment in

favor of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) on retaliation claims that

she brought under Title VII and the Rehabilitation Act. We have jurisdiction

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.

1. Because Silbaugh…