Liqiang Wei v. University of California ( 2018 )


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  •                            NOT FOR PUBLICATION                           FILED
    UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS                       OCT 26 2018
    MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
    U.S. COURT OF APPEALS
    FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
    LIQIANG WEI,                                    No. 18-16146
    Plaintiff-Appellant,            D.C. No. 3:18-cv-00230-CRB
    v.
    MEMORANDUM*
    UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA,
    BERKELEY, Department of Physics,
    Defendant-Appellee.
    Appeal from the United States District Court
    for the Northern District of California
    Charles R. Breyer, District Judge, Presiding
    Submitted October 22, 2018**
    Before:      SILVERMAN, GRABER, and GOULD, Circuit Judges.
    Liqiang Wei appeals pro se from the district court’s judgment dismissing his
    employment action alleging discrimination claims under federal law. We have
    jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo a dismissal for failure to
    state a claim under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B)(ii). Watison v. Carter, 668 F.3d
    *
    This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent
    except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.
    **
    The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision
    without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2).
    1108, 1112 (9th Cir. 2012). We affirm.
    The district court properly dismissed Wei’s action because Wei failed to
    allege facts sufficient to show that an applicant outside of his protected status and
    with similar qualifications received the positions for which he applied. See
    Fonseca v. Sysco Food Servs. of Ariz., Inc., 
    374 F.3d 840
    , 847, 850 (9th Cir. 2004)
    (setting forth prima facie case of discrimination under Title VII and explaining that
    same legal principles apply under 42 U.S.C. § 1981); Cotton v. City of Alameda,
    
    812 F.2d 1245
    , 1248 (9th Cir. 1987) (setting forth prima facie case of age
    discrimination under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act based on a failure
    or refusal to hire); see also Ashcroft v. Iqbal, 
    556 U.S. 662
    , 678 (2009) (to avoid
    dismissal, “a complaint must contain sufficient factual matter, accepted as true, to
    state a claim to relief that is plausible on its face” (citation and internal quotation
    marks omitted)).
    We reject as without merit Wei’s contentions regarding the district judge.
    AFFIRMED.
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