Patches

Patches v. City of Phoenix

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68 F. App'x 772
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitMay 12, 2003No. 02-15408California1,415 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM *

Sharon Patches (“Patches”) appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment (1) in favor of the City of Phoenix (“City”) on her Title VII sex discrimination claim, and (2) in favor of the City and individual Appellees on her 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983 and 1985 actions and various constitutional claims. We review de novo a district court’s grant of summary judgment. Lopez v. Smith, 203 F.3d 1122, 1131 (9th Cir.2000) (en banc). We must view the evidence in the light most favorable to the nonmoving party to determine whether any genuine issues of material fact exist and whether the district court correctly applied the relevant substantive law. Id. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , and we affirm.

Discussion

A. Title VII Sex Discrimination Claim

We reject Patches’s argument that the City discriminated against her based on sex by treating her less favorably than similarly situated male employees in disciplinary investigations and the imposition of discipline. See Aragon v. Republic Silver State Disposal, Inc., 292 F.3d 654, 658 (9th Cir.2002). Patches offered for comparison three male/female relationships and other misconduct of male officers. These comparisons…

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