Graham

Graham v. Cobbs Country Restaurant & Lounge

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4 F. App'x 453
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitFebruary 21, 2001No. 99-17507; D.C. No. CV-97-01588-RGSCalifornia259 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM

W.H. and Rae Ann Graham appeal pro se the district court’s summary judgment for defendants in the Grahams’ civil rights action alleging discrimination and denial of access to a public accommodation. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We review de novo the district court’s summary judgment, see Summers v. A. Teichert & Son, Inc., 127 F.3d 1150, 1152 (9th Cir.1997), and we affirm.

Because the Grahams failed to raise a genuine issue of material fact as to whether they were discriminated against based on a protected status, the district court properly granted summary judgment. See 42 U.S.C. § 2000a(a) (prohibiting discrimination in places of public accommodation “on the ground of race, color, religion, or national origin”).

In addition, because there was no genuine issue as to whether the challenged *454 conduct was state action, the district court properly granted summary judgment on the Grahams’ equal protection and First Amendment claims. See Central Hardware Co. v. NLRB, 407 U.S. 539, 547 , 92 S.Ct. 2238 , 33 L.Ed.2d 122 (1972) (“The First and Fourteenth Amendments are limitations on state action, not on action by the owner of private property used…

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