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s u mma ryj u d g me n ta n dad i s mi s s a l f o rf a i l u r e t o s t a t e ac l a i m. B arne t t v . C e ntoni , 3 1 F. 3 d8 1 3 , 8 1 5 - 1 6 ( 9 th Ci r . 1 9 9 4 ) ( p e rc u r i a m) . W e a f f i rm. T he di stri ctcourtprop er l y grant ed sum m ary j ud gm enton the T i t l e V II ra ce di sc ri m i nat i on cl ai m because H i nes f ai l ed t o rai se a genui ne di sput e of m at er i al f a c ta s t o w he the rthe C P U C ’ s l e gi t i m a t e , nondi s c r i m i na t oryr e a s ons f ornot s e le c tin g H in e s f

o rp r o m o tio n s w e r e p r e te x tu a l. See V i l l i a ri m o v. A lo h a Isla n d A i r, I nc . , 28 1 F . 3d 10 54 , 10 62 -63 (9th C i r. 20 02 ). T he di stri ctcourtprop er l y grant ed sum m ary j ud gm enton the T i t l e V II re t al i at i on cl ai m because H i nes f ai l ed t o rai se a genui ne di sput e of m at er i al fa ctas t o w he the rs he s uf

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