Annan-Yartey
Annan-Yartey v. Star Protection Agency, Inc.
Opinion
Lead Opinion
MEMORANDUM **
Napoleon T. Annan-Yartey appeals pro se the district court’s summary judgment in favor of Star Protection Agency, Inc. (“Star”), his former employer, and several Star employees, in this wrongful termination and civil rights action. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We review de novo, Kang v. U. Lim Am., Inc., 296 F.3d 810, 814 (9th Cir.2002), and we affirm.
The district court properly granted summary judgment on Annan-Yartey’s claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1981 because he failed to raise a genuine issue of material fact as to whether Star terminated his employment because of his race. See Nissan Fire & Marine Ins. Co. v. Fritz Cos., 210 F.3d 1099 , 1106 (9th Cir.2000) (defendant entitled to summary judgment where it “show[ed] that the nonmoving party does not have enough evidence of an essential element of its claim ... to carry its ultimate burden of persuasion at trial”); Imagineering, Inc. v. Kiewit Pac. Co., 976 F.2d 1303 , 1313 (9th Cir.1992) (“Proof of intent to discriminate is necessary to establish a violation of section 1981.”).
*315 Similarly, the district court properly granted summary judgment on An-nan-Yartey’s claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1985…