Ardalan

Ardalan v. Caldera

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24 F. App'x 827
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitDecember 27, 2001No. 00-16955; D.C. No. CV-99-20465-JW(EAI)California463 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Ferial K. Ardalan appeals pro se the district court’s summary judgment for defendant in her Title VII action alleging employment discrimination and retaliation. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We review de novo the district court’s summary judgment, see Burrell v. Star Nursery, Inc., 170 F.3d 951, 954 (9th Cir.1999), and we affirm.

The district court properly granted summary judgment on Ardalan’s Equal Employment Opportunity (“EEO”) Complaints numbered 8, 9, 11, 12, and 13 because Ardalan failed to establish a triable issue of material fact as to whether she suffered any adverse employment action as defined in Brooks v. City of San Mateo, 229 F.3d 917, 928-29 (9th Cir.2000). See Walker v. City of Lakewood, 272 F.3d 1114, 1128 (9th Cir.2001) (holding plaintiff carries initial burden of establishing a prima facie case). The district court properly granted summary judgment on Ardalan’s EEO Complaint 4, because Ardalan did not raise a triable issue of material fact as to whether her supervisor charged her with leave without pay for discriminatory or retaliatory reasons. See Warren v. City of Carlsbad, 58 F.3d 439, 442 (9th Cir.1995); see also…

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