Hiawatha Cornish v. City of Los Angeles, Department of Water and Power

15 F.3d 1084 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Hiawatha CORNISH, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF LOS ANGELES, DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND POWER, Defendant-Appellee. No. 92-55645. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Oct. 6, 1993. Decided Feb. 2, 1994. 1 Before: FLETCHER and D.W. NELSON, Circuit Judges, and WILL, * District Judge 2 MEMORANDUM ** 3 Hiawatha Cornish, an African-American employed by the City of Los Angeles Department of Water & Power, appeals the district court's denial of his claims of racial discrimination. Cornish brought a disparate treatment claim and an adverse impact claim under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. Sec. 2000 (e). We have jurisdiction and we affirm. FACTS AND PRIOR PROCEEDINGS 4 Hiawatha Cornish is a 61-year-old African-American man. He was employed at the City of Los Angeles Department of Water & Power ("DWP") for over 39 years. At the time of the events in question,…