White
White v. Gates
Opinion
Lead Opinion
MEMORANDUM ***
Vincent C. White appeals pro se from the district court’s summary judgment for the defendant in his employment action alleging disparate treatment, disparate impact, hostile work environment, and retaliation under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq. He also appeals from the orders denying his motions for reconsideration and for a continuance based on a request for additional discovery. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We review de novo a grant of summary judgment. Fair Hous. Council v. Riverside Two, 249 F.3d 1132 , 1135 (9th Cir.2001). We review for abuse of discretion both the denial of a motion for reconsideration, MacDonald v. Grace Church Seattle, 457 F.3d 1079, 1081 (9th Cir.2006), and the denial of a motion to continue, Tatum v. City & County of San Francisco, 441 F.3d 1090 , 1100 (9th Cir.2006). We affirm.
The district court properly granted summary judgment on White’s disparate treatment and retaliation claims because his conclusory allegations were insufficient to create a triable issue of material fact as to whether the defendant’s proffered nondiscriminatory reasons for terminating White’s employment were…