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Maxwell v. City and Cty. of San Francisco

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
May 18, 2010
379 F. App'x 641 (9th Cir. 2010)

Opinion

No. 09-15720.

Argued and Submitted April 14, 2010.

Filed May 18, 2010.

Curtis G. Oler, Esquire, Law Offices of Curtis G. Oler, San Francisco, CA, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Sallie Peirce Gibson, Esquire, City Attorney's Office, Lauren M. Monson, San Francisco City Attorney, San Francisco, CA, for Defendant-Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Claudia Wilken, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. 4:07-cv-05598-CW.

Before: KOZINSKI, Chief Judge, CALLAHAN, Circuit Judge and MARTINEZ, District Judge.

The Honorable Patricia C. Fawsett, Senior United States District Judge for the Middle District of Florida, sitting by designation.


MEMORANDUM

This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.

Plaintiff has not shown that the legitimate, nondiscriminatory reasons defendant has offered for any actions it took against her are a pretext for discrimination. See, e.g., Surrell v. Cat. Water Serv. Co., 518 F.3d 1097, 1105-07 (9th Cir. 2008); Bradley v. Harcourt, Brace Co., 104 F.3d 267, 269-71 (9th Cir. 1996). Nor has plaintiff shown that defendant took an adverse action against her because she engaged in protected activity. See, e.g., Surrell, 518 F.3d at 1107-08. And, none of the conduct plaintiff alleges occurred was sufficiently severe or pervasive to alter the conditions of her employment and create an abusive work environment. See, e.g., Manatt v. Bank of Am., N.A., 339 F.3d 792, 798, 800-01 (9th Cir. 2003); Kortan v. Cal. Youth Auth, 217 F.3d 1104, 1110-11 (9th Cir. 2000).

AFFIRMED.


Summaries of

Maxwell v. City and Cty. of San Francisco

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
May 18, 2010
379 F. App'x 641 (9th Cir. 2010)
Case details for

Maxwell v. City and Cty. of San Francisco

Case Details

Full title:Anastasia MAXWELL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

Date published: May 18, 2010

Citations

379 F. App'x 641 (9th Cir. 2010)

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