Wang v. Regents of University of California

Full title: Joyce WANG, Plaintiff--Appellant, v. REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF…

Court: United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

Date published: Apr 9, 2001

11 F. App'x 880 (9th Cir. 2001)

Opinion

11 Fed.Appx. 880 (9th Cir. 2001) Joyce WANG, Plaintiff--Appellant, v. REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, Defendant, Samuel CHEUNG, Defendant--Appellee. No. 00-15067. D.C. No. CV-98-01690-MHP. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. April 9, 2001

Submitted March 14, 2001 ^*.

* The panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).

NOT FOR PUBLICATION. (See Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure Rule 36-3)

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California Marilyn H. Patel, District Judge, Presiding.

Before SNEED, FERNANDEZ, and KLEINFELD, Circuit Judges.

MEMORANDUM ^**

** This disposition is not appropriate for publication and may not be cited to or by the courts of this circuit except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.

After de novo review, ¹ we affirm the judgment of the district court. There is no evidence in the record based on which a reasonable jury could conclude that the reasons offered by Samuel Cheung for terminating

1 See Weiner v. San Diego County, 210 F.3d 1025, 1028 (9th Cir.2000).

Page 881.

Joyce Wang's employment were pretextual. The evidence is uncontradicted that Cheung terminated Wang on the basis of her inability to work appropriately with her colleagues. ²

2 See Nelson v. Pima Community College, 83 F.3d 1075, 1081 (9th Cir.1996); Wallis v. J.R. Simplot Co., 26 F.3d 885, 890 (9th Cir.1994).

AFFIRMED.