Tuggerson

Tuggerson v. Henderson

Good Law
36 F. App'x 605
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitJune 11, 2002No. 01-56020; D.C. No. CV-00-03609-CMCalifornia488 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Judy Tuggerson appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of the Postmaster General in Tug- *606 gerson’s Title VII action alleging gender discrimination and retaliation. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and we affirm.

Tuggerson failed to establish a prima facie case of gender discrimination because she did not submit any specific, credible evidence that she was subject to an adverse employment action or that her male co-workers were treated more favorably. See Chuang v. Univ. of Cal. Davis, 225 F.3d 1115, 1123 (9th Cir.2000). The allegations in Tuggerson’s declaration are conclusory and unsupported by factual data; thus they are insufficient to defeat summary judgment. See Taylor v. List, 880 F.2d 1040, 1045 (9th Cir.1989).

Similarly, Tuggerson failed to establish a prima facie case of retaliation because she failed to submit specific, credible evidence that she was subject to an adverse employment action or that there was any causal connection between the filing of her EEO complaints and the alleged adverse action. See Brooks v. City of San Mateo, 229 F.3d 917, 928 (9th Cir.2000). Tugger-son’s color-coded diagrams do not provide…

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