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FILED NOT FOR PUBLICATION JUN 17 2013 MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS U .S. C O U R T OF APPE ALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT SUSAN V. KLAT, No. 11-55717 Plaintiff - Appellant, D.C. No. 3:10-cv-00100-JM-CAB v. MEMORANDUM * MITCHELL REPAIR INFORMATION COMPANY, LLC; SNAP-ON INCORPORATED, Defendants - Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of California Jeffrey T. Miller, District Judge, Presiding Submitted June 10, 2013 ** Before: HAWKINS, McKEOWN, and BERZON, Circuit Judges. Susan V. Klat appeals pro se from the district court’s summary judgment in her employment action alleging retaliatory discharge in violation of Title VII. We have jurisdiction under
28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo, Vasquez v. County * This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3. ** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). of Los Angeles,
349 F.3d 634, 639 (9th Cir. 2004), and we affirm. The district court properly granted summary judgment because Klat failed to raise a genuine dispute of material fact as to the first element of her prima facie case of retaliation, that is, whether she was engaged in a protected activity under Title VII at the time of her termination. See
id. at 646(setting forth elements of a prima facie case of retaliation under Title VII); Learned v. Bellevue,
860 F.2d 928, 932-33 (9th Cir. 1988) (to survive summary judgment, employee must raise a triable dispute that, at the time of termination, her “opposition” to or “participation” in certain conduct was reasonably perceived to fall within the protection of Title VII). The district court did not abuse its discretion in denying Klat’s motion for disqualification because Klat failed to establish that the judge’s impartiality might reasonably be questioned. See Pesnell v. Arsenault,
543 F.3d 1038, 1043 (9th Cir. 2008) (setting forth standard of review over disqualification motions and grounds for recusal under
28 U.S.C. §§ 144and 455(a)). Klat’s contentions regarding the district court’s alleged failure to review the entire record are unpersuasive. AFFIRMED. 2 11-55717
Document Info
Docket Number: 11-55717
Citation Numbers: 528 F. App'x 733
Judges: Berzon, Hawkins, McKEOWN
Filed Date: 6/17/2013
Precedential Status: Non-Precedential
Modified Date: 8/6/2023