Martin
Martin v. City of Reno
Opinion
Lead Opinion
MEMORANDUM **
Julian Martin appeals from the district court’s order granting summary judgment in favor of the Defendants on his age- and gender-discrimination claims. We affirm.
The district court properly concluded that Martin failed to show that he was satisfactorily performing his job. See Nidds v. Schindler Elevator Corp., 113 F.3d 912, 917 (9th Cir.1996) (as amended) (to establish prima facie case of age discrimination, plaintiff must show that he was “performing his job in a satisfactory manner” (internal quotations omitted)); Villiarimo v. Aloha Island Air, Inc., 281 F.3d 1054, 1062 (9th Cir.2002) (in Title VII claim, plaintiff must show that he is qualified for position). It is undisputed that the Reno Police Department holds employees in probationary positions to higher standards than those who merely fill in at a position on a temporary basis. Thus, the fact that Martin was successful as an acting CSO Supervisor for nearly 18 months and that, as a result, the Department promoted him to probationary CSO Supervisor is immaterial when determining whether he was satisfactorily performing the latter job.