Dyson

Dyson v. California

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80 F. App'x 1
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitOctober 22, 2003No. 02-16435California266 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM ***

Monroe T. Dyson appeals pro se the district court’s summary judgment in favor of the State of California in Dyson’s action alleging religious discrimination, harassment and retaliation in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (“FEHA”), as well as tortious discharge.

We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , and we affirm.

The district court properly granted summary judgment on Dyson’s religious discrimination claim. Dyson failed to raise a genuine issue of material fact as to whether his religious needs could be accommodated without creating an undue hardship of interference with the functioning of the California Youth Authority, see Balint v. Carson City, 180 F.3d 1047, 1054 (9th Cir.1999) (en banc), or whether the proffered reasons for his termination were pretextual, see Villiarimo v. Aloha Island Air, Inc., 281 F.3d 1054, 1062-63 (9th Cir.2002); see also Brooks v. City of San Mateo, 229 F.3d 917, 923 (9th Cir.2000) (holding that Title VII and FEHA claims are subject to same analysis).

Summary judgment on Dyson’s harassment and retaliation claims was proper. Dyson failed to allege…

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