Manatt v. Nevada Ex Rel. Department of Business & Industry

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Manatt v. Nevada Ex Rel. Department of Business & Industry, 641 F. App'x 733 (9th Cir. 2016)
Breyer, Hawkins, Murguia

Manatt v. Nevada Ex Rel. Department of Business & Industry

Opinion

MEMORANDUM ***

Lorraine Manatt, a former industrial hygienist with the Nevada Department of Business and Industry (the “Department”), appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of the Department on Manatt’s retaliation claim brought under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. See 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-3(a).

We agree with the district court that Manatt failed to raise a genuine issue of material fact on whether the “adverse employment actions” taken by the Department were motivated by Manatt reporting a racist video that another employee had shown at her workplace. See Ray v. Henderson, 217 F.3d 1234, 1240 (9th Cir. 2000). Even assuming Manatt had made a prima facie case of retaliation, she also failed to raise a genuine issue of material fact on whether the reasons offered by the Department for its actions were a pretext for unlawful discrimination. See Steiner v. Showboat Operating Co., 25 F.3d 1459, 1464-65 (9th Cir. 1994). The district court thus properly granted summary judgment in favor of the Department on Manatt’s Title VII retaliation claim,

AFFIRMED.

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

Reference

Full Case Name
Lorraine MANATT, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. State of NEVADA, Ex Rel Its DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY, DIVISION OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS, Defendant-Appellee
Status
Unpublished