Lopez

Lopez v. Country Insurance & Financial Services

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252 F. App'x 142
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitOctober 23, 2007No. 05-17147California1,403 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM ***

Manual A. Lopez (“Lopez”) appeals the district court’s summary judgment under Fed.R.Civ.P. 56(c) in favor of the defendants, Country Insurance & Financial Services, et al., (“CIFS”). Lopez asserted claims against CIFS under Title VII, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-2(a), 42 U.S.C. § 1981 and 42 U.S.C. § 1985 . He also alleged claims for breach of contract, wrongful discharge, bad faith, unfair labor practices, false light, “favoritism,” and “interference with plaintiffs work performance.” The district court granted summary judgment in favor of the defendants as to all of Lopez’s claims. Because the parties are familiar with the facts and procedural history we do not include them here, except as necessary to explain our disposition. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and we AFFIRM.

Lopez failed to submit any admissible evidence in opposition to the defendants’ motion for summary judgment. See Fed. R. Civ. Pro. 56(e) (“When a motion for summary judgment is made and supported as provided in this rule, an adverse party may not rest upon the mere allegations or denials of the adverse party’s pleading, but the adverse party’s response, by affidavits or as otherwise…

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