Jerome Strong v. Merrill Lynch , 470 F. App'x 672 ( 2012 )


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  •                                                                            FILED
    NOT FOR PUBLICATION                            MAR 05 2012
    MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
    UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS                      U .S. C O U R T OF APPE ALS
    FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
    JEROME STRONG, Rev.,                             No. 11-15252
    Plaintiff - Appellant,            D.C. No. 4:10-cv-00031-SBA
    v.
    MEMORANDUM *
    MERRILL LYNCH,
    Defendant - Appellee.
    Appeal from the United States District Court
    for the Northern District of California
    Saundra Brown Armstrong, District Judge, Presiding
    Submitted February 21, 2012 **
    Before:        FERNANDEZ, McKEOWN, and BYBEE, Circuit Judges.
    Jerome Strong appeals pro se from the district court’s summary judgment in
    his employment action alleging race discrimination and harassment in violation of
    Title VII and the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (“FEHA”). We
    *
    This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent
    except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.
    **
    The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision
    without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2).
    have jurisdiction under 
    28 U.S.C. § 1291
    . We review de novo, Leong v. Potter,
    
    347 F.3d 1117
    , 1123 (9th Cir. 2003), and we affirm.
    The district court properly granted summary judgment on Strong’s race
    discrimination claim because Strong failed to raise a genuine dispute of material
    fact as to whether he performed his job satisfactorily, whether similarly situated
    individuals outside his protected class were treated more favorably, or whether
    Merrill Lynch’s legitimate, nondiscriminatory reasons for its actions were
    pretextual. See 
    id. at 1124-25
    ; see also Brooks v. City of San Mateo, 
    229 F.3d 917
    ,
    923 (9th Cir. 2000) (same analysis applies to Title VII and FEHA claims).
    The district court properly granted summary judgment on Strong’s racial
    harassment claim because Strong failed to raise a genuine dispute of material fact
    as to whether the alleged conduct was because of his race or was sufficiently
    severe or pervasive to alter the conditions of his employment. See Vasquez v.
    County of Los Angeles, 
    349 F.3d 634
    , 642-44 (9th Cir. 2004).
    Strong’s remaining contentions are unpersuasive.
    AFFIRMED.
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Document Info

Docket Number: 11-15252

Citation Numbers: 470 F. App'x 672

Judges: Fernandez, McKeown, Bybee

Filed Date: 3/5/2012

Precedential Status: Non-Precedential

Modified Date: 11/5/2024