Hodges
Hodges v. Potter
Opinion
Lead Opinion
MEMORANDUM **
Aaron Hodges (“Hodges”) appeals the ruling of the United States District Court for the Central District of California, granting summary judgment and entering judgment in favor of his employer, Appel-lee John E. Potter, Postmaster General of the United States Postal Service (“USPS”), on Hodges’ claim for discrimination in retaliation for protected activity, in violation of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e, et seq. (“Title VIP’). The district court had jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1331 , and we have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We affirm the district court’s grant of summary judgment.
Hodges’ claim is governed by the framework set forth in McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green, 411 U.S. 792 , 93 S.Ct. 1817 , 36 L.Ed.2d 668 (1973). In a retaliation claim, the McDonnell Douglas framework requires that the plaintiff show (1) that he engaged in activity protected under Title VII; (2) that his employer subjected him to an adverse employment action; and (3) that a causal link exists between the protected activity and the adverse employment action. Villiarimo v. Aloha Island Air, Inc., 281 F.3d 1054, 1062 (9th Cir.2002).