Lucia Wong v. Wells Fargo Bank

MEMORANDUM

Lucia Wong appeals pro se from the district court’s summary judgment in her diversity action alleging unlawful termination based on race or ancestry in violation of Washington state law. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We review de novo, Las Vegas Sands, LLC v. Nehme, 682 F.3d 526, 532 (9th Cir.2011), and we affirm.

The district court properly granted summary judgment because Wong failed to raise a genuine dispute of material fact as to whether she was performing satisfactorily for purposes of a prima facie case of discrimination and, in any event, whether Wells Fargo’s legitimate, nondiscriminatory reason for terminating her was pretex-tual. See Milligan v. Thompson, 110 Wash.App. 628 , 42 P.3d 418, 423 (2002) (stating elements for a prima facie case of discrimination and explaining burden shifting framework); see also Carmen v. S.F. Unified Sch. Dist., 237 F.3d 1026 , 1028 (9th Cir.2001) (unsupported subjective statement about defendant’s motive is insufficient to defeat summary judgment); F.T.C. v. Publ’g Clearing House, Inc., 104 F.3d 1168 , 1171 (9th Cir.1997) (conclusory, self-serving affidavit lacking detailed facts and supporting evidence…