Sam Bell v. State Farm Insurance

46 F.3d 1138 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Sam BELL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. STATE FARM INSURANCE, Defendant-Appellee. No. 94-35145. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted: Dec. 6, 1994. Decided: Jan. 19, 1995. Before: NOONAN, O'SCANNLAIN, and LEAVY, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Sam Bell, in a diversity action, claimed that State Farm Insurance engaged in race discrimination under the Washington Law Against Discrimination, Wash. Rev. Code Ann. Sec. 49.60.180, when it terminated his employment. The district court granted State Farm's motion for summary judgment. We affirm. 3 * Under the Washington Law Against Discrimination, in order to establish a prima facie case of race discrimination, a plaintiff must show that he: (1) was a member of a protected class; (2) was discharged; (3) was doing satisfactory work; and (4) was replaced by someone not in the protected class. Jones v. Kitsap County Sanitary Landfill, Inc., 60 Wash.…