Chandrakant Shinde v. Coffman Engineers, Inc.

Ninth Circuit

Chandrakant Shinde v. Coffman Engineers, Inc.

584 F. App'x 398

CourtCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

DecidedJuly 31, 2014

Docket12-55903

StatusUnpublished

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Chandrakant Chandra Shinde appeals pro se from the district court’s summary judgment in his diversity action alleging, among other claims, discrimination on the basis of race, religion, and national origin *399 in violation of the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (“FEHA”) and wrongful termination in violation of public policy. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo, Deppe v. United Airlines, 217 F.3d 1262, 1264 (9th Cir.2000), and we affirm.

The district court properly granted summary judgment on Shinde’s discrimination claims under the FEHA because, even assuming that Shinde established a prima facie case of discrimination, he failed to raise genuine dispute of material fact as to whether defendant’s non-discriminatory reason for firing him was pretextual. See Guz v. Bechtel Nat’l, Inc., 24 Cal.4th 317, 100 Cal.Rptr.2d 352, 8 P.3d 1089, 1113-14, 1118-19 (2000) (setting forth burden-shifting framework for analyzing claims of discrimination based on a theory of disparate treatment under the FEHA; noting that summary judgment for the employer is appropriate where, given the strength of the employer’s legitimate reasons, any countervailing circumstantial evidence is too weak to raise a rational inference that discrimination occurred).

The district court properly granted summary judgment on Shinde’s wrongful termination claim, which was premised on the alleged violation of the anti-discrimination policy embodied in the FEHA, for the same reasons as his FEHA claims. See Holmes v. Gen. Dynamics Corp., 17 Cal.App.4th 1418, 22 Cal.Rptr.2d 172, 177 n. 8 (1993) (setting forth elements of a claim for wrongful termination in violation of public policy under California law); see also Turner v. Anheuser-Busch, Inc., 7 Cal.4th 1238, 32 Cal.Rptr.2d 223, 876 P.2d 1022, 1032-33 (1994) (discussing “the violation of public policy” element of a claim for wrongful termination in violation of public policy).

Defendant’s request for summary dismissal of the appeal due to Shinde’s failure to comply with briefing deadlines, set forth in its answering brief, is denied.

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.

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MEMORANDUM **

Chandrakant Chandra Shinde appeals pro se from the district court’s summary judgment in his diversity action alleging, among other claims, discrimination on the basis of race, religion, and national origin *399 in violation of the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (“FEHA”) and wrongful termination in violation of public policy. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo, Deppe v. United Airlines, 217 F.3d 1262, 1264 (9th Cir.2000), and we affirm.

The district court properly granted summary judgment on Shinde’s discrimination claims under the FEHA because, even assuming that Shinde established a prima facie case of discrimination, he failed to raise genuine dispute of material fact as to whether defendant’s non-discriminatory reason for firing him was pretextual. See Guz v. Bechtel Nat’l, Inc., 24 Cal.4th 317, 100 Cal.Rptr.2d 352, 8 P.3d 1089, 1113-14, 1118-19 (2000) (setting forth burden-shifting framework for analyzing claims of discrimination based on a theory of disparate treatment under the FEHA; noting that summary judgment for the employer is appropriate where, given the strength of the employer’s legitimate reasons, any countervailing circumstantial evidence is too weak to raise a rational inference that discrimination occurred).

The district court properly granted summary judgment on Shinde’s wrongful termination claim, which was premised on the alleged violation of the anti-discrimination policy embodied in the FEHA, for the same reasons as his FEHA claims. See Holmes v. Gen. Dynamics Corp., 17 Cal.App.4th 1418, 22 Cal.Rptr.2d 172, 177 n. 8 (1993) (setting forth elements of a claim for wrongful termination in violation of public policy under California law); see also Turner v. Anheuser-Busch, Inc., 7 Cal.4th 1238, 32 Cal.Rptr.2d 223, 876 P.2d 1022, 1032-33 (1994) (discussing “the violation of public policy” element of a claim for wrongful termination in violation of public policy).

Defendant’s request for summary dismissal of the appeal due to Shinde’s failure to comply with briefing deadlines, set forth in its answering brief, is denied.

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.

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