Watson

Watson v. Las Vegas Valley Water District

Good Law
350 F. App'x 174
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitOctober 30, 2009No. 08-16748California271 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Patricia Watson appeals from the district court’s grant of summary judgment to her employer, Las Vegas Valley Water District, in this Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) and Title VII action on claims of employment discrimination and retaliation. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 to review the final decision of the district court. We review de novo, Snead v. Metropolitan Property & Casualty Insurance Co., 237 F.3d 1080, 1087 (9th Cir.2001), and affirm.

The district court properly concluded that Watson’s claims under the ADA and Title VII were time-barred. The alleged discriminatory act occurred on October 14, 2003, when Las Vegas Valley Water District sent Watson the letter communicating its decision to terminate her employment. See Delaware State Coll. v. Ricks, 449 U.S. 250, 258 , 101 S.Ct. 498 , 66 L.Ed.2d 431 (1980). Neither Watson’s November 19, 2003 letter requesting reasonable accommodations, nor Las Vegas Valley Water District’s November 20, 2003 letter reiterating its termination decision, constituted a separate discriminatory act. Id. From the date of the discriminatory act, *175 Watson had 300 days to file an administrative charge with the…

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