Bateman

MEMORANDUM **

Walter Bateman brought suit against his employer, the United States Postal Service (“USPS”), for (1) race discrimination, (2) retaliatory discharge, (3) disability discrimination, on the basis of the USPS’ decision to terminate his employment, and (4) disability discrimination, on the basis of the USPS’ alleged failure to make reasonable accommodations for his disability. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of the USPS on all four claims, and Bateman brought this appeal. We affirm. Because the parties are familiar with the factual and procedural history of this case, we will not recount it here.

Bateman’s first three claims require the application of the McDonnell Douglas burden-shifting analysis common to employer discrimination suits. See McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green, 411 U.S. 792, 802 , 93 S.Ct. 1817 , 36 L.Ed.2d 668 (1973); Mustafa v. Clark County Sch. Dist., 157 F.3d 1169, 1175 (9th Cir.1998); Yartzoff v. Thomas, 809 F.2d 1371, 1375 (9th Cir. 1987). Under this analysis, once the plaintiff-employee makes out a prima facie violation, the burden shifts to the defendant-employer to provide a legitimate reason for the adverse employment action…