Henderson v. Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc.

MEMORANDUM **

Glenn Henderson appeals pro se from the district court’s order dismissing his action alleging Title VII and state law causes of action arising from termination of his employment with defendant Sony Pictures Entertainment (“SPE”) in 2001. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We review de novo the district court’s dismissal for failure to state a claim. TwoRivers v. Lewis, 174 F.3d 987, 991 (9th Cir.1999). We review for an *389 abuse of discretion the district court’s dismissal of duplicative claims, Adams v. Cal. Dep’t of Health Servs., 487 F.3d 684 , 688 (9th Cir.2007), and the district court’s decision not to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over state law claims, Brown v. Lucky Stores, Inc., 246 F.3d 1182, 1187 (9th Cir. 2001). We affirm.

The district court properly dismissed with prejudice Henderson’s Title VII that arose during his employment with SPE because those claims are barred by the terms of a settlement agreement signed by Henderson and SPE in 2002 to resolve a prior action. See Pardi v. Kaiser Found. Hosps., 389 F.3d 840, 848 (9th Cir.2004). Henderson failed to establish that the settlement agreement was procured by fraud, duress, or any…