Lohman

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND1

A. Facts Related to Summary Judgment Motion We take the following facts related to the grant of summary judgment from the parties’ separate statements of undisputed material facts, evidence admitted in connection with the summary judgment motion, and admissions in the parties’ briefs. (See Thompson v. Ioane (2017) 11 Cal.App.5th 1180, 1186, fn. 4.) 1. Lohman’s Experience with the SWAT team The City employed Lohman from February 2003 through May 2018. She was promoted to a lead public safety dispatcher in 2005, a position she held until her demotion in 2016. She was assigned to the SWAT team as a tactical dispatcher from 2005 to 2016. During her assignment as a SWAT dispatcher, Lohman was one of three women. As a SWAT team member, Lohman claims she was “subjected to sexually explicit banter, lewd jokes, nudity, and simulated sexual acts. Chief Bosel, who was the SWAT team leader at the time, not only did nothing to stop this behavior, but actively encouraged it.” 1 We address only the factual and procedural history relating to the issues raised on appeal.

2 Lohman was required to attend yearly out-of-town training exercises, at which the team…