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T rustees , 225 F . 3d 1115, 1125- 26 (9th C i r. 20 00 ) ( di sc ussi ng “ advers e e m pl oym entac t i on ”) . T he di s tr i c tc ourtpr ope r l ygr a nt e d s um m a ryj udgm e nton Y e e ’ s r e t a l i a t i on cl ai m because Y ee fa i l ed t o rai se a tri abl e di sput e a s t o w hether s he w as subj ec t ed t o an adv er se em pl oym entac t i on , and w hether the l egi t i m at e, no nd i sc ri m i nat ory r e a s o n s f o rd e f e n d a n t’s a c tio n s w e r e p r e te x tu a l. See H arda ge v. C

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