Saridakis

MEMORANDUM *

Saridakis appeals the District Court’s grant of summary judgment with respect to his claim that United retaliated against him in violation of state and federal statutes prohibiting discrimination based on disability as well as his state law claim that United wrongfully terminated him. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1331 and do affirm. Because the parties are familiar with the factual and procedural history of the case, we do not recount it here except as necessary to explain our decision.

*815 1. Retaliatory Termination

Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to Saridakis, there exists no genuine issue of material fact that United terminated him in retaliation for exercising his rights under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA).

Courts analyze a retaliation claim brought pursuant to the FEHA under the same “burden shifting structure” applied in cases arising under Title VII. Brooks v. City of San Mateo, 229 F.3d 917, 928 (9th Cir.2000). Likewise, the Ninth Circuit has adopted this same Title VII analysis for analyzing claims of retaliation brought under the ADA. Barnett v. U.S. Air, Inc.,…