Morsovillo

Morsovillo v. Clark County

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136 F. App'x 17
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitApril 13, 2005No. 04-15496California261 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Carol Morsovillo appeals the district court’s summary judgment for Clark County in her civil rights action alleging that defendants discriminated against her on the basis of gender. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We review de novo a grant of summary judgment, Clicks Billiards Inc. v. Sixshooters, Inc., 251 F.3d 1252, 1257 (9th Cir.2001), and we affirm.

Although the evidence established that Morsovillo was hired and paid by Clark County, it also established that Clark County did not supervise Morsovillo, set the hours or location of her employment, or assign tasks to her. Accordingly, the district court properly granted summary judgment for Clark County after determining that it was not a joint employer of Morsovillo. See EEOC v. Pacific Maritime Association, 351 F.3d 1270, 1275-76 (9th Cir.2003) (indicating that the heart of the joint employer analysis is whether an entity can hire and fire an employee, can assign tasks to an employee, and supervises the employee’s performance.); see also Clark County v. State Indus. Ins. Sys., 102 Nev. 353 , 724 P.2d 201, 202 (1986) (indicating that the inability of an alleged employer to control the activities of…

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