Sword-Frakes

Sword-Frakes v. City of North Las Vegas

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267 F. App'x 634
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitFebruary 20, 2008No. 06-16918California597 words

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MEMORANDUM **

Pamela Sword-Frakes, a former police officer in the City of North Las Vegas (“the City”) appeals two orders by the district court: (1) summary judgment in favor of the City on Sword-Frakes’ claim of hostile work environment and (2) dismissal of Sword-Frakes’ claim of retaliatory discharge. We affirm the grant of *635 summary judgment on the hostile work environment claim and dismiss the appeal concerning the retaliatory discharge claim because Sword-Frakes withdrew that claim in the district court.

We first note that Sword-Frakes’ claims are facially weak because she fails to support her allegations with documented evidence from the record. Most of her allegations are supported by citations to her own complaint, while others excerpt her own deposition, some pages of which were not filed in the district court. She provides little substance for this court to review. See Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc., 477 U.S. 242, 248 , 106 S.Ct. 2505 , 91 L.Ed.2d 202 (1986) (“[A] party opposing a properly supported motion for summary judgment may not rest upon the mere allegations or denials of his pleading, but ... must set forth specific facts showing that there is a genuine…

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