Opinion
No. 09-16156.
The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed.R.App.P. 34(a)(2).
Filed November 2, 2010.
E.K. Wade, Walnut Creek, CA, pro se.
Melissa Katherine Brown, Office of the U.S. Attorney, San Francisco, CA, for Defendants-Appellees.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Elizabeth D. Laporte, Magistrate Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. 3:08-cv-00001-EDL.
The parties consented to proceed before a magistrate judge. See 28 U.S.C. § 636(c).
Before: O'SCANNLAIN, LEAVY, and TALLMAN, Circuit Judges.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.
E.K. Wade appeals pro se from the district court's summary judgment in his action alleging various employment-related claims. We 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.
As Wade concedes in his reply brief filed on January 13, 2010, his claims based on alleged adverse actions that occurred prior to June 30, 2003, are time-barred. Accordingly, the district court properly granted summary judgment as to these claims.
The district court properly granted summary judgment on Wade's timely discrimination and retaliation claims because Wade failed to raise a triable issue as to whether his employer's legitimate, nondiscriminatory reasons for the employment decisions were pretextual, including whether the actions were taken against him because of disability-related conduct. See id. at 1124-25 (discrimination); Manatt v. Bank of Am., NA, 339 F.3d 792, 801 (9th Cir. 2003) (retaliation); cf. Humphrey v. Memorial Hasps. Ass'n, 239 F.3d 1128, 1131, 1139-40 (9th Cir. 2001) (employee raised triable issue as to whether she was terminated based on her disability because she presented evidence that she was terminated for attendance problems related to her disability).
The district court properly granted summary judgment on Wade's hostile work environment claim because Wade failed to raise a triable issue as to whether the conduct to which he was subjected was (1) based on his race, age, or disability; or (2) sufficiently severe or pervasive to alter the conditions of his employment. See Manatt, 339 F.3d at 798 (setting forth requirements for hostile work environment claim). Because Wade did not establish a hostile work environment claim, he did not meet the higher standard of a constructive discharge claim. See id. at 804.
The district court also properly granted summary judgment on Wade's accommodation claim because Wade failed to raise a triable issue as to whether he was entitled to an accommodation for his alleged disability or whether the accommodation he sought was reasonable. See Zivkovic v. S. Cal. Edison Co., 302 F.3d 1080, 1089 (9th Cir. 2002) (an employer is not required to provide the accommodation that the employee requests or prefers, but need only provide a reasonable accommodation).
Wade's remaining contentions are un-persuasive.