Paige

MEMORANDUM *

Jeff D. Paige, on behalf of himself and similarly situated minority employees in the California Highway Patrol (CHP), appeals the district comb’s judgment in favor of the State of California in his Title VII action. A jury found in favor of the State on a claim of disparate treatment and the district court rejected a claim of disparate impact after a bench trial. We now affirm.

I. Disparate Treatment

Plaintiffs had the burden of demonstrating a violation of Title VII between August 1, 1992 and January 5, 1994. They raise a host of evidentiary objections to the manner in which the district court admitted or excluded testimony about events occurring outside of that period.

We find no abuse of discretion in any of the district court’s rulings. The court has considerable discretion in ruling on evidentiary objections, particularly when it comes to questions of relevancy. See United States v. Alvarez, 358 F.3d 1194, 1205 (9th Cir.2004). Furthermore, many of plaintiffs’ claimed errors were not objected to at trial and have, therefore, been waived.

*648 II. Disparate Impact

To prevail on a claim of disparate impact, “the plaintiffs must offer statistical evidence of a…