Karimireddy K. Reddy v. Mike Espy, Secretary, Department of Agriculture

99 F.3d 1146 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Karimireddy K. REDDY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Mike ESPY, Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Defendant-Appellee. No. 95-16351. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Oct. 11, 1996. * Decided Oct. 16, 1996. Before: GOODWIN, WALLACE, and RYMER, Circuit Judges. MEMORANDUM 1 Karimireddy Reddy appeals from the district court's judgment entered in favor of the Department of Agriculture (Department) following a bench trial for Reddy's claim under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-16. The district court had jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331 and 1343(a). We have jurisdiction over this timely appeal pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We affirm. 2 The district court found that the Department "terminated [Reddy] because of poor performance, and would have done so had he been of North American national origin." "Because a finding of discrimination is a finding…