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Roberson v. Pac. Lutheran Univ.

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
Sep 4, 2015
616 F. App'x 276 (9th Cir. 2015)

Opinion

No. 13-36081

09-04-2015

TAMARA TRICIA ROBERSON, Plaintiff - Appellant, v. PACIFIC LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY, Defendant - Appellee.


NOT FOR PUBLICATION

D.C. No. 3:13-cv-05323-RJB MEMORANDUM Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington
Robert J. Bryan, District Judge, Presiding
Before: McKEOWN, CLIFTON, and HURWITZ, Circuit Judges.

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

Tamara Tricia Roberson appeals pro se from the district court's summary judgment in her employment action alleging racial discrimination in violation of Title VII. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo, Clicks Billiards, Inc. v. Sixshooters, Inc., 251 F.3d 1252, 1257 (9th Cir. 2001), and we affirm.

The district court properly granted summary judgment because Roberson failed to raise a genuine dispute of material fact as to whether defendant's legitimate, non-discriminatory reasons for not interviewing or hiring Roberson for the position were pretextual. See Hawn v. Exec. Jet Mgmt., Inc., 615 F.3d 1151, 1155-56, 1158 (9th Cir. 2010) (providing framework for analyzing a discrimination claim under Title VII); see also Earl v. Nielsen Media Research, Inc., 658 F.3d 1108, 1112-13 (9th Cir. 2011) (discussing ways plaintiff can demonstrate pretext and explaining that, although plaintiff's burden is not onerous, plaintiff must produce specific and substantial facts to create a triable dispute as to pretext).

AFFIRMED.


Summaries of

Roberson v. Pac. Lutheran Univ.

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
Sep 4, 2015
616 F. App'x 276 (9th Cir. 2015)
Case details for

Roberson v. Pac. Lutheran Univ.

Case Details

Full title:TAMARA TRICIA ROBERSON, Plaintiff - Appellant, v. PACIFIC LUTHERAN…

Court:UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

Date published: Sep 4, 2015

Citations

616 F. App'x 276 (9th Cir. 2015)