Stone v. Hawaii

MEMORANDUM **

Nancy J. Stone appeals pro se the district court’s summary judgment in favor of the Hawaii Department of Education (“HDE”) in her Title VII employment discrimination action. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We review de novo the grant of summary judgment, Kang v. U. Lim Am., Inc., 296 F.3d 810, 814 (9th Cir.2002), and we affirm.

The district court correctly granted summary judgment on Stone’s claims of discrimination based on race and national origin while she was employed at Mokulele Elementary School (“Mokulele”). Stone failed to establish a prima facie case of disparate treatment because she did not show that she was subjected to any adverse employment action. See id. at 818 (setting forth elements of prima facie case of disparate treatment); Brooks v. City of San Mateo, 229 F.3d 917, 928-29 (9th Cir.2000) (describing adverse employment actions and explaining that “ostracism suffered at the hands of coworkers cannot constitute an adverse employment action”).

Similarly, the district court correctly granted summary judgment on Stone’s claim of a hostile work environment at Mokulele. Stone failed to establish a prima facie case because she offered no…