Jim G. Likes v. Bruce Babbitt, Secretary, Department of Interior

91 F.3d 153 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Jim G. LIKES, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Bruce BABBITT, Secretary, Department of Interior, Defendant-Appellee. No. 95-35593. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted July 8, 1996. Decided July 24, 1996. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington, No. CV-94-05026-RJB; Robert J. Bryan, District Judge, Presiding. W.D.Wash. AFFIRMED. Before: REAVLEY, * REINHARDT, and WIGGINS, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Jim G. Likes ("Likes"), appeals the district court's dismissal of his claim against Bruce Babbitt, Secretary of the Interior, in which he alleged that he was terminated by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ("USFWS") in violation of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. 3 In order to establish a prima facie case of discrimination under the Rehabilitation Act, a plaintiff must show that 1) he was handicapped within the meaning of the Act, 2) he was…