Gera v. Hassenfeld

[NOT FOR PUBLICATION–NOT TO BE CITED AS PRECEDENT]
United States Court of Appeals
For the First Circuit
No. 00-1358
JOHN M. GERA,
Plaintiff, Appellant,
v.
ALAN HASSENFELD, CEO; HASBRO, INC.,
Defendants, Appellees.
APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF RHODE ISLAND
[Hon. Ernest C. Torres, U.S. District Judge]
Before
Boudin, Circuit Judge,
Bownes, Senior Circuit Judge,
and Stahl, Circuit Judge.
John M. Gera on brief pro se.
Neil Jacobs, Lisa Stephanian Burton, C. Tama Benson and Hale
and Dorr LLP on brief for appellees.
February 16, 2001
Per Curiam. After carefully reviewing the briefs
and record on appeal, we affirm the judgment for
substantially the reasons developed below. The appellant
failed to establish a prima facie case of discrimination or
retaliation by providing definite, non-speculative evidence
that national origin played a role in the defendants’
actions. His own conjectures and conclusions were
insufficient. Feliciano De La Cruz v. El Conquistador
Resort and Country Club, 218 F.3d 1 (1st Cir. 2000). His
defamation claims were either time-barred or otherwise
untenable. Mikaelian v. Drug Abuse Unit, 501 A.2d 721 (R.I.
1985).
Affirmed. Loc. R. 27(c).