Nelson v. Paulson
Nelson v. Paulson
Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
Darnell J. Nelson, an attorney employed by the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”), appeals pro se from the district court’s summary judgment, in his federal action alleging race and disability discrimination in his employment. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo, Moore v. Glickman, 113 F.3d 988, 989 (9th Cir. 1997), and we affirm.
The district court correctly granted summary judgment to defendant-appellee on Nelson’s reasonable accommodation claim, because the IRS reasonably accommodated Nelson’s vision impairment when it took actions consistent with the recommendations of Nelson’s treating physician. See Zivkovic v. S. Cal. Edison Co., 302 F.3d 1080, 1089 (9th Cir. 2002) (“An employer is not obligated to provide an employee the accommodation he requests or prefers, the employer need only provide some reasonable accommodation.”) (citation and internal quotation marks omitted).
The district court correctly dismissed Nelson’s remaining claims against defen
The district court correctly granted summary judgment to defendants named in their individual capacities, because Congress’s provision of administrative remedies precluded Nelson from pursuing Bivens claims against those defendants. See Moore, 113 F.3d at 994 (“We have held that administrative remedies preclude a Bivens action even when that relief is incomplete.”).
To the extent that Nelson’s remaining contentions have been developed, they are unpersuasive. See United States v. Kimble, 107 F.3d 712, 715 n. 2 (9th Cir. 1997) (“[Bjecause this argument was not coherently developed in [the] briefs on appeal, we deem it to have been abandoned.”)
AFFIRMED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.
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