N O T FO R PUB L ICAT IO N UNITED STATES C OUR T OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH C IR C UIT TER R IS R . JONES, Sr., Plaintiff - Appe lla nt, v. LAS VEGAS VALLEY W ATER DISTR IC T; e t a l., De fe nda

nts - Appe lle e s. No. 12-16574 D.C . No. 2:11-c v-00435-KJD-PAL M EM O R ANDUM *

Appe a l from

the Unite d

Stat e s Distric t C ourt for the Distric t of Ne v a da Ke nt J. Da

wson, Distric t

Judge , Pre siding Subm itte d

Nove m b e r 19, 2013 ** B e fore : C ANB Y, TR OTT, a nd THOM AS, C irc uit Judge s. Te rris R . Jone s, Sr., a

ppe a ls pro sefrom

the distric t c ourt’ s sum

m ary judgm e nt in his em

ploy m e nt a c tion a lle g ing ra c e disc rim i nation, ha ra ssm e nt, a

nd re ta lia tion under Title VII. W e have jurisdic tion unde r 28 U.S.C . § 1291. W e 

# FIL ED D EC 10 2013 M OLLY C. DW Y ER, CLERK U . S . CO URT O F APPEALS

* This disposition is not a ppropria te for public at ion a

nd is not pre c e de nt e xc e pt a s provide d

by 9th C ir. R . 36-3. ** The pa

ne l una nim ously c onc lude s this c a se is suita ble for de c ision without oral a

rgum e nt. Se eFe d. R . App. P. 34(a)(2).re vie w de novo. Russe ll C ountry Sportsme n v . U.S. Fore st Se rv . , 668 F.3d 1037, 1041 (9th C ir. 2011). W e a ffirm . The distric t c ourt prope rly grante d sum

m a ry judgm e nt for the individual e m ploy e e de fe nda

nts be c a use individual e m

ploy e e s c annot behe ld lia ble unde r Title VII. Se eMille r v . Max w e ll’s Int’l Inc . , 991 F.2d 583, 587-88 (9th C ir. 1993). The distric t c ourt prope rly grante d sum

m a ry judgm e nt on Jone s’ ra c e disc rim ination a

nd re ta l iation c l a im s be c a use Jone s fa ile d

to ra ise a ge nuine disputeof m ate ria l fa c t a s to whe the r he wa s subje c te d to a n a dve rse e m

ploy m e nt a c tion. Se e Brook

s v . C ity of San Mate o , 229 F.3d 917, 928-29 (9th C ir. 2000) (e le m e nts of prim a

fa c ie c a se of re ta lia

tion unde r Title VII, inc luding “ a dve rse e m ploy m e nt a c tion” ); C

h uang v . Univ . of C

al. Dav is, Bd. of Trs. , 225 F.3d 1115, 1124-26 (9th C ir. 2000) (e le m e nts of prim a fa c i e c a se of disc rim ination unde r Title VII, inc luding “ a dve rse e m ploy m e nt a c tion” ). M ore ove r, Jone s fa ile d to e xha ust his a dm inistra

tive re m e die s re ga

rding his alle gations of c o nfusion a bout his shift a ssignm e nt. Se eB.K

.B. v . Maui Polic eDe

p’t , 276 F.3d 1091, 1099-100 (9th C ir. 2002) (TitleVII pla intiffs m ust e xha ust a dm inistra

tive re m e die s, a

nd c ourts m ay only c onside r inc ide nts not liste d in theorigina l EEOC c ha rge if the y

are “ like or re a s ona bly re late d to thea lle g ations c onta ine d in theEEOC c ha rge ” (c ita tion a nd inte rna l quota

tion m arks om itte d)). 1 2 - 1 6 5 7 4 2The distric t c ourt prope rly grante d sum

m a ry judgm e nt on Jone s’ ra c i a l ha ra ssm e nt c la im

be c a use Jone s fa ile d to ra i se a tria ble disputea s to whe the r the a lle ge d c o nduc t wa s suffic ie ntly se ve re or pe rva s ive to a l te r the c onditions of his e m ploy m e nt. Se eVasque

z v . C ounty of Los Ange le

s , 349 F.3d 634, 642-44 (9th C ir. 2004) (re quire m e nts for ra c ia l ha ra ssm e nt unde r Title VII). The distric t c ourt prope rly de nie d Jone s’ se c o nd m otion for pa rtia l sum m ary judgm e nt be c a

u s e Jone s fa ile d to de m o nstra te tha t he wa s e ntitle d to judgme nt a s a m atte r of la

w. Se eFe d. R . C iv. P. 56 (se tting forth re quire m e nts for sum m ary judgm e nt); C

e lote x C orp. v . C atre tt , 477 U.S. 317, 322-23 (1986) (m o ving pa rty be ars initial burde n of showing the a bse nc e of a

ge nuine disputeof m at e ria l fa c t). Jone s’ c onte ntions re g a

rding judic ia l bia s, wrongdoing by de fe nda nts’ c ounse l, a nd his sta te tort la w c la im s a

re unpe rsua sive an d unsupporte d by the re c o rd. W e do not c onside r Jone s’ argum e nt c onc e rning the de nia l of his re que st for an injunc tion be c a

use Jone s m a de tha

t re que st in a

se pa rate a c tion. AFFIRM E D.

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