Joseph
Joseph v. Household Finance Corp.
Opinion
Lead Opinion
*579 MEMORANDUM ***
Plaintiff Joseph appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of defendant Household Finance as to her Title VII unlawful termination claims and various state law claims. For the reasons discussed below, we affirm.
To survive summary judgment under the McDonnell-Douglas framework in a Title VII case, a plaintiff must raise a genuine issue of material fact “that a discriminatory reason more likely motivated the employer to make the challenged employment decision” than the employer’s proffered explanation or that the employer’s explanation is a pretext for discrimination. Cornwell v. Electra Cent. Credit Union, 439 F.3d 1018, 1028 (9th Cir.2006) (quoting Texas Dep’t of Cmty. Affairs v. Burdine, 450 U.S. 248, 256 , 101 S.Ct. 1089 , 67 L.Ed.2d 207 (1981) (internal quotation marks omitted)). In support of her Title VII claims, Joseph has presented only stray remarks unrelated to her termination and a litany of distinguishable employee misdeeds. She has provided no evidence that the legitimate explanation given by her employer was pretextual and, therefore, has failed to meet her burden under the McDonnell Douglas framework.