Harris
Harris v. Penn
Opinion
Lead Opinion
MEMORANDUM ****
Billie Harris appeals pro se from the district court’s judgment for the United States Navy in her actions alleging sex discrimination in employment. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We review de novo, Leong v. Potter, 347 F.3d 1117, 1123 (9th Cir.2003), and we affirm.
The district court properly granted summary judgment on Harris’s claim that her two-day suspension was motivated by sex discrimination because Harris failed to establish that similarly situated male employees were treated more favorably. See id. at 1124 (concluding that the district court properly granted summary judgment where plaintiff could not demonstrate a prima facie case of discrimination under burden-shifting framework of McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green, 411 U.S. 792 , 93 S.Ct. 1817 , 36 L.Ed.2d 668 (1973)); Vasquez v. County of L.A., 349 F.3d 634, 641 (9th Cir.2003) (“Employees in supervisory positions are generally deemed not to be similarly situated to lower level employees.”).
The district court properly granted summary judgment on Harris’s claim arising from her non-selection for a position at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard because she failed to raise a triable…