Dumas

Dumas v. New United Motor Manufacturing, Inc.

Good Law
305 F. App'x 445
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitDecember 29, 2008No. 07-15937California1,385 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Ronald Dumas appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of his employer, New United Motor Manufacturing, Inc. (“NUMMI”), on his claims of race discrimination and retaliation in violation of the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (“FEHA”). Reviewing the district court’s grant of summary judgment de novo, Natural Resources Defense Council v. United States Environmental Protection Agency, 542 F.3d 1235, 1249 (9th Cir.2008), we affirm.

The facts reviewed in the light most favorable to Mr. Dumas as non-movant, Whitman v. Mineta, 541 F.3d 929, 931 (9th Cir.2008), show that Mr. Dumas was initially employed by NUMMI in 1988 and worked for the company without incident until 2002. In June of that year, Mr. Dumas allegedly began to encounter harassment from certain NUMMI employees. In August 2002, Mr. Dumas filed a grievance alleging that NUMMI had violated its collective bargaining agreement, and in November 2002 he filed a complaint with the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) alleging that NUMMI had discriminated and retaliated against him because of his protected activity, and had denied him union representation.

On January 28, 2003, Mr.…

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