Sanders
Sanders v. Rumsfeld
Opinion
Lead Opinion
MEMORANDUM ***
Leroy Sanders appeals the district court’s summary judgment in favor of his former employer in his action alleging race, age, **** and disability discrimination in violation of Title VII and the Rehabilitation Act. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We review de novo, Vasquez v. County of L.A., 349 F.3d 634, 639-40 (9th Cir.2004), and we affirm.
The district court properly granted summary judgment on Sanders’ race discrimination claim under Title VII because, even if Sanders could make out a prima facie *767 case of discrimination, he failed to raise a genuine issue of material fact as to whether defendants’ proffered reasons for the employment decisions were pretextual. See Vasquez, 349 F.3d at 642, 647 . Moreover, the district court properly evaluated Sanders’ evidence under both the direct and circumstantial evidence standards. See McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green, 411 U.S. 792, 802-03 , 93 S.Ct. 1817 , 36 L.Ed.2d 668 (1973).
The district court properly granted summary judgment on Sanders’ hostile work environment and constructive discharge claims because there was no triable issue about whether defendant’s conduct interfered unreasonably with…