Hancock

Hancock v. Clark County

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285 F. App'x 447
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitJuly 11, 2008No. 06-17077California539 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM ***

Plaintiff Adele Hancock brought this action against Defendant Clark County, a Nevada political subdivision and Plaintiffs former employer, alleging a number of claims. The district court granted summary judgment to Defendant on all claims. We affirm.

1. Plaintiffs Title VII claims of failure to promote her on account of her sex are timely only with respect to events that occurred on or after June 14, 2002. 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-5(e)(l); see also Nat’l R.R. Passenger Corp. v. Morgan, 536 U.S. 101, 114-15 , 122 S.Ct. 2061 , 153 L.Ed.2d 106 (2002) (stating that “[discrete acts such as ... failure to promote” are not actionable if an EEOC charge is not filed within the statutory time period). As to the August 2002 position of Supervising Building Inspector, although Plaintiff established a prima facie case, Defendant demonstrated that the candidate whom it selected possessed superior qualifications, including greater seniority, more certifications, and experience as an acting Supervising Building Inspector. No evidence in the record suggests pretext. See McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green, 411 U.S. 792, 802-04 , 93 S.Ct. 1817 , 36 L.Ed.2d 668 (1973) (establishing…

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