Guerrera
Guerrera v. Tempe Union High School
Opinion
Lead Opinion
MEMORANDUM **
Gerald A. Guerrera appeals the district court’s judgment on the pleadings in his employment discrimination action. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We review de novo a judgment on the pleadings. Nelson v. City of Irvine, 143 F.3d 1196, 1200 (9th Cir.1998). We affirm.
■ The district court properly dismissed Guerrera’s Title VII claim because Guerrera failed to allege that defendant discriminated against him on the basis of a statutorily prohibited ground. See 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-2(a)(l) (2001); Swierkiewicz v. *964 Soreman N.A., — U.S. -, 122 S.Ct. 992, 995 ,-L.Ed.2d-(2002).
The district court properly dismissed Guerrera’s disability discrimination claim because Guerrera failed to allege that he is disabled. See 42 U.S.C. § 12112 (2001); Braunling v. Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., 220 F.3d 1154, 1156-57 (9th Cir.2000).
The district court did not abuse its discretion by dismissing Guerrera’s complaint without leave to amend because further amendment would have been futile. Cf. Lopez v. Smith, 203 F.3d 1122, 1130 (9th Cir.2000) (en banc).
The district court did not abuse its discretion by ruling on defendant’s motion for judgment on the pleadings…