Chuong Van Pham v. City of Seattle

MEMORANDUM *

Appellants Chuong Van Pham (“Pham”) and Helodoro Lara (“Lara”) appeal the district court’s grant of summary judgment on their claims of discrimination and retaliation based on race and national origin against the City of Seattle (“Seattle”). Pham individually appeals summary judgment on his claim of harassment, and plaintiffs appeal the district court’s taxation of costs against them. Because the parties are familiar with the factual and procedural history of this case, we will not recount it here except as is necessary to explain our decision. We have jurisdiction *577 pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We review a grant of summary judgment de novo. Weiner v. San Diego County, 210 F.3d 1025, 1028 (9th Cir.2000). We affirm in part and reverse in part.

I

The district court correctly granted summary judgment on the retaliation claims. The prima facie case in a retaliation claim includes proof that (1) the plaintiff engaged in protected activity, (2) after doing so, he was subjected to adverse employment action by his employer, and (3) a causal connection exists between the two events. Cohen v. Fred Meyer, Inc., 686 F.2d 793, 796 (9th Cir.1982). Causation is established…