Van Pool v. San Francisco Fire Dept.

74 F.3d 1247 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Ronald J. VAN POOL Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SAN FRANCISCO FIRE DEPARTMENT, a municipal agency, the Civil Service Commission of the City and County of San Francisco, a municipal agency, Defendants-Appellees. No. 94-16089. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Dec. 5, 1995. Decided Jan. 8, 1996. 1 Before: GOODWIN, REINHARDT, Circuit Judges and KING, District Judge. * 2 MEMORANDUM ** 3 In 1993, appellant, Ronald Van Pool, a white firefighter, sued the appellees claiming that they had retaliated against him in violation of Title VII for his previous employment discrimination suit. The district court granted appellee's motion for summary judgment. We affirm for the reasons set forth below. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY 4 In June, 1988, the district court approved a consent decree between the San Francisco Fire Department ("the Department"), the Civil Service Commission of the City and…