Quansah
Quansah v. Sanmina Corp.
Opinion
Lead Opinion
MEMORANDUM **
Kenneth Quansah appeals pro se the district court’s summary judgment dismissing his action alleging employment discrimination under 42 U.S.C. § 2000e (“Title VII”) and 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981 and 1983. Quansah also appeals the district court’s dismissal of his claims under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981 and 1983 against the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”). We have jurisdiction under 42 U.S.C. § 1291 . We review de novo a district court’s grant of summary judgment, United States v. City of Tacoma, 332 F.3d 574, 578 (9th Cir.2003), and a dismissal for failure to state a claim, Cervantes v. United States, 330 F.3d 1186, 1187 (9th Cir. 2003). We affirm.
The district court did not err in granting summary judgment in favor of Quansah’s former employer Sanmina Corporation on his Title VII claims because even if Quansah made out a prima facie case of discrimination, he failed to raise a genuine issue of material fact as to whether Sanmina’s proffered reasons for its employment decisions were pretextual. See Chuang v. Univ. California Davis, Bd. of Trustees, 225 F.3d 1115, 1123-24 (9th Cir.2000). The district court similarly did not err in granting summary judgment on…