Edward A. Anvari v. Donna E. Shalala, Secretary Department of Health and Human Services

83 F.3d 426 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Edward A. ANVARI, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Donna E. SHALALA, * Secretary Department of Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellee. No. 95-15147. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted April 10, 1996. Decided April 25, 1996. Before: HUG, Chief Judge, and D.W. NELSON and FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Edward A. Anvari appeals pro se the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of defendant-appellee Department of Health and Human Services ("HHS") Secretary Shalala (the "Secretary"). Anvari complains of eight instances in which he was not selected for promotion at the Administration for Children and Families of the HHS; he contends that each instance of non-selection was discriminatory with respect to his race (white), gender (male) and national origin (Middle Eastern) and that each instance was a reprisal for previous complaints of discrimination. Because both…