Robert McQuade v. City of Kent

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NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Robert McQUADE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF KENT, Defendant-Appellee. No. 95-35639. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted June 25, 1996. * Decided June 28, 1996. Before: NOONAN, LEAVY, and TASHIMA, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Robert McQuade, a former employee at the City of Kent golf complex, appeals pro se the district court's summary judgment for defendant on his employment discrimination claim. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We review de novo both the district court's grant of summary judgment, Wallis v. J.R. Simplot Co., 26 F.3d 885, 888 (9th Cir.1994), and the district court's failure to address discovery motions before granting summary judgment, Qualls v. Blue Cross of Cal., Inc., 22 F.3d 839 , 844 (9th Cir.1994). We affirm. 3 With respect to McQuade's contention that the district court erred by granting summary judgment on his claim that defendant terminated…