Rudolph

MEMORANDUM **

Because the parties are familiar with the facts, we do not recite them in detail.

Following a bench trial, appellant Margaret A. Christensen appeals from a judgment in favor of defendants Ponderosa Village Apartments (“PVA”) and its managers on several claims under the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988 ( 42 U.S.C. §§ 3601 et seq.,) that she pursued on behalf of her deceased mother, Emma Rudolph. The district court based its judgment primarily on its credibility determination in favor of the resident manager of PVA, and the plaintiffs’ failure to produce evidence that the defendants had any discriminatory motive or any connection between PVA’s actions and Rudolph’s disability. Appellant argues that the district court erred by requiring proof of discriminatory intent, and that a disparate impact theory should have been applied to her claims. In addition, appellant challenges the district court’s view of the evidence.

This court reviews “the district court’s findings of fact following a bench trial for *688 clear error and its conclusions of law de novo.” Magnuson v. Video Yesteryear, 85 F.3d 1424, 1427 (9th Cir.1996). An appellate court defers to the district…