T hi s di s pos i t i on i s notappr opr i a t e f orpubl i c a t i on and i s notpr e c e de nt * e xc e pta s pr ovi de d by9th C i r . R . 36- 3.

T he pa ne l una ni m ous l yc onc l ude s thi s c a s e i s s ui t abl e f orde c i s i on ** w ith o u t o r a l a r g u m e n t. See F ed. R . A pp . P . 34 (a )( 2). NOT F OR P UB L I CAT I ON UN I TE D STATE S C OU RT OF APPE ALS FOR T HE NI NTH CI RC UI T DA VI D C L AR K, P la in tif

f - A p p e lla n t, v. G O O D W IL L IN D U S T R IE S O F H A W A II , I N C .; e t a l., D efen d an t s - A p p el l ees. N o. 10- 15126 D. C. No . 1 : 0 9 - c v - 0 0 1 8 4 - DA ELE K ME MOR AN DU M *

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H a w a ii D a vi d A l a n E z r a , D i s tr i c tJ udge , P r e s i di ng S ubm i tt e d J une 15, 2011 ** B efo re: C A N B Y , O ’ S C A N N L A IN , an dF IS H E R , C i rcu i tJu d g es. D a v idC la rkap p e a ls p r o s e f r o m th e d is tr ic t c o u rt’s s u m m a ryju d g m e n t in h is a c tio n a lle g in g h o s tile w o rke n v ir o n m e n t, d is c r im in a tio n , a n dr e ta lia tio n . W e h a v e ju r is d ic tio n u n d e r2 8 U .S .C . § 1 2 9 1 . W e r e v ie w d e n o v o , D on oh ue v. Q ui ck 

# FI LED JU L 6 2 011 M OLLY C. DW Y ER, CLERK U . S. C O U R T OF APPE ALS10- 15126 2 C ol le c t , I nc . , 5 9 2 F. 3 d 1 0 2 7 , 1 0 3 0 ( 9 th Ci r . 2 0 1 0 ) , a n dw e a f f i rm. T he di stri ctcourtprop er l y grant ed sum m ary j ud gm enton the ho st i l e w ork e n v i r o n m e n tc l a i m b a s e d o n C l a rk ’ s c o wo rk e r ’ s s i n g l e e - m a i l b e c au s e th e E E OC c h a r g e w a s f

ile d m o r e th a n 3 0 0 d a y s a f te rth e in c id e n t. See 42 U . S . C . § 2 00 0e5 ( e ) ; N at ’ l R . R . P as s e nge rC or

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gan , 53 6 U . S . 10 1, 11 8 (20 02 ) ( for an E E O C c ha r ge of

hos t i l e w ork e nvi r onm e ntt o be t i m e l y , the e m pl oy e e m us tf i l e the char ge w i thi n the st atut ory t i m e per i od of any a ctthatform s the ho st i l e w ork e n v ir o n m e n t) . M o r e o v e r , e v e n if C la rk ’s E E O C c h a r g e h a db e e n tim e lya s to th is c l a i m , the di s tr i c tc ourtpr ope r l yc onc l ude d tha tthe e - m a i l “ w a s ne i the rs e ve r e nor p e rv a s iv e e n o u g h to a lte rth e c o n d itio n s o f [ h is ] e m p lo y m e n t.” M anat t v . B ank of A m. , 33 9 F . 3d 79 2, 79 9 (9th C i r. 20 03 ). 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 the di s c r i m i na t i on cl ai m because C l ark fai l ed t o rai se a genui ne di sput e of m at er i al fa ctas t o w hether de f e nda nt ’ 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 ori t s a dve r s e e m pl oy m e nt a c tio n s w e r e ap r e te x t f

o rd is c r im in a tio n . See L eongv. P ot ter , 347 F . 3d 1117, 1 1 2 4 - 2 5 ( 9 th C ir . 2 0 0 3 ) . 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 the r e t a l i a t i on cl ai m because C l ark fai l ed t o rai se a genui ne di sput e of m at er i al fa ctas t o w hether th e r e w a s ac au s a l lin kb e tw e e n h is a lle g e dp r o te c te da c tiv itya n dh is te rm in a tio n .10- 15126 3 Se e C ohe n v . Fr e d Me

y e r, I nc . , 686 F . 2d 793, 796- 97 ( 9th C i r . 1982) ( the r e i s no causal l i nk i f the deci si on m akeri s unaw ar e of the prot ec t ed ac t i vi ty) . C la rk ’s r e m a in in g c o n te n tio n s a r e u n p e r s u a s iv e . C l a rk’ s m ot i on f

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