Madril

Madril v. Circuit City Stores, Inc.

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24 F. App'x 676
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitNovember 19, 2001No. 00-15724; D.C. No. CV-98-00489-RCCCalifornia571 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Leslie Madril (“Madril”) appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of her former employer, Circuit City, on her claims for retaliation under Title VII, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-3(a), and constructive discharge. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , and we affirm.

Madril was working as a salesperson for Circuit City when she complained to her store manager of sexual harassment by coworker, Sean Campbell (“Campbell”). 1 *678 Within a week of filing her complaint, Madril began receiving repeated verbal and written warnings for tardiness, dress-code violations, and poor sales from her new supervisor, Eric Gibbs (“Gibbs”). Madril brought suit in district court, alleging that Gibbs’s regular discipline constituted retaliation for her harassment complaint in violation of Title VII and created an intolerable work environment that forced her resignation.

I Standard of Review

We review a grant of summary judgment de novo. See Ray v. Henderson, 217 F.3d 1234, 1239 (9th Cir.2000). Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to Madril, this Court determines whether there are any genuine issues of material fact that could support a judgment in…

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