Hampe

Hampe v. California Department of Corrections

Good Law
21 F. App'x 744
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitNovember 8, 2001No. 00-16766; D.C. No. CV-98-2466-DFLCalifornia409 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Plaintiff Wheyting Hampe asserts claims under Title VII, alleging discrimination, harassment, and retaliation on the part of her employer, the California Department of Corrections (“GDC”). The district court granted CDC’s motion for summary judgment, finding that Hampe had failed to adduce sufficient evidence to make out her prima facie case under any of those theories. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , and we affirm.

*745 Hampe argues that the district court erred in defining adverse employment action to exclude harassment and non-economic damages. However, the district court recognized that the condition of an “adverse employment action” may be satisfied by a broad array of actions and it did not require her to prove psychological damage or adverse economic action.

She also contends that the district court abused its discretion in rejecting her claim of continuing violations under Title VII. We disagree, because Hampe failed to provide sufficient evidence to raise a genuine issue as to the application of the continuing violations doctrine. See Fielder v. UAL Corp., 218 F.3d 973, 987 (9th Cir.2000). It is not enough, as she maintains, for the other…

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