Jenell Clemons v. Jesse Brown, Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Administration Hospital, Palo Alto, California

29 F.3d 631 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Jenell CLEMONS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Jesse BROWN, Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs; Veterans Administration Hospital, Palo Alto, California, Defendants-Appellees. No. 93-17194. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted July 18, 1994. * Decided July 20, 1994. Before: FARRIS, KOZINSKI, and NOONAN, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Jenell Clemons appeals the district court's dismissal on summary judgment of her action under 42 U.S.C. Secs. 2000e to 2000e-17, against the Department of Veterans Affairs, alleging that it terminated her employment on the basis of her race. Clemons contends that the district court committed reversible error by granting summary judgment without an oral hearing. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1291 , and we affirm. 3 District courts may not, by local rule, preclude a party from requesting oral argument before granting an opponent's motion for summary…