Mukaida
Mukaida v. Hawaii
Opinion
Lead Opinion
MEMORANDUM *
Plaintiff-appellant Edith Mukaida appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of the defendant-appellees, the University of Hawaii and the State of Hawaii, on her claim that she suffered sexual harassment by Norman Okamura in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. We AFFIRM.
We review the district court’s grant of summary judgment de novo. United States v. City of Tacoma, 332 F.3d 574, 578 (9th Cir.2003). Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the nonmoving party, we must determine whether there are any genuine issues of material fact and whether the district court correctly applied the relevant substantive law. Id.
*632 The district court reasonably found, in accordance with Mukaida’s assertions, that the evidence, viewed in the light most favorable to Mukaida, created a genuine issue of fact as to whether Okamura’s alleged contacts with her were “unwelcome.” However, the district court also properly found, contrary to her contentions, that no genuine issue of material fact existed as to whether she notified her employer that she was being harassed within the meaning of Title VII. Employers who tolerate sexual…