Camarata v. MRI Center
Camarata v. MRI Center
Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
Penelope Ann Camarata appeals from summary judgment in favor of her former employer, MRI Center of Idaho, on her workers’ compensation discrimination claim under Oregon state law. We affirm.
I
Camarata’s argument that the district court erred in applying the three-part burden-shifting analysis for employment discrimination claims established by McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green, 411 U.S. 792, 93 S.Ct. 1817, 36 L.Ed.2d 668 (1973), is foreclosed by Snead v. Metropolitan Property & Casualty Insurance Co., 237 F.3d 1080, 1090-93 (9th Cir. 2001) (holding that when entertaining motions for summary judgment in employment discrimination cases arising under state law, federal courts sitting in diversity must apply the McDonnell Douglas framework as a federal procedural rule).
II
Even if the federal standard applies, Camarata contends that the district court ignored evidence of MRI Center’s
AFFIRMED.
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