Carrasco

Carrasco v. San Ramon Valley Unified School District

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258 F. App'x 114
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitDecember 4, 2007No. 05-17433California848 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM *

Laura E. Carrasco appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of the San Ramon Valley Unified School District (“District”). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , and we affirm.

We review a district court’s decision to grant summary judgment de novo. Qwest Commc’ns, Inc. v. City of Berkeley, 433 F.3d 1253 , 1256 (9th Cir.2006). On review, we determine, viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the nonmoving party, whether there are any genuine issues of material fact and whether the district court correctly applied the relevant substantive law. Olsen v. Idaho State Bd. of Medicine, 363 F.3d 916 , 922 (9th Cir.2004).

Carrasco argues the District unlawfully terminated her in retaliation for her opposition to a practice made unlawful by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-3(a). She contends the District terminated her for circulating a petition opposing the District’s alleged treatment of her supervisor.

To establish a successful opposition claim under Title VII, Carrasco must have reasonably believed the District engaged in discriminatory practices and opposed the unlawful practice by specifically…

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