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f e rto tr a n s f e rw a s ar e a s o n ab le a c c o m m o d a tio n . See C o o k v. L i n d sa y O l i ve G ro w ers , 9 1 1 F .2 d 2 3 3 , 2 4 1 ( 9 th C ir . 1 9 9 0 ) . T h e a lle g a tio n th a t B a x te rf a ile dto e n g a g e in th e in te r a c tiv e p r o c e s s is n o t s u p p o rte db yth e f a c ts . T h e d is tr ic t c o u rt c o rr e c tly gr a nt e d s um m a ryj udgm e nton F e l i x’ s f a i l ur e t o a c c om m oda t e a nd r e l i gi ous d i scri m i n at i o n cl ai m s. F el i x al so fa i l ed t o p rovi de subst ant i al evi dence thatB axt er ’ s per form ance r e v ie w s w e r e p r e te x tu a l o rb a s e d o n r e ta lia to rya n im u s . T e m p o r a l p r o x im ityis i nsuffi ci entt o sat i sf

y the subst ant i al evi dence s t andard for re t al i at i on cl ai m s a ft er the defendanthas c om e f orw ar d w i th evi dence of a l egi t i m at e, no nret al i at ory r e a s o n f o rth e a d v e r s e a c tio n . Se e L o g g in s v . Ka is e rP e rm a n e n te I n t’ l. , 6 0 C a l.Rptr . 3d 45, 54 ( C t . A pp. 2007) . T he di s tr i c tc ourtthe r e f or e di d note rri n gr a nt i ng s u mma ryj u d g me n to n Fe l i x ’ s r e t a l i a t i o n c l a i m. P l ai nt i ff ar gu es thatthe di stri ctcourtfa i l ed t o add re ss hi s e vi dent i ary obj e c t i ons “ i ndi vi dua l l ya nd w i th due c ons i de r a t i on. ” W e f i nd no f aul tw i th the fo rm o r su b st an ce o f th e d i stri ctco u rt ’ s ev i d en t i ary ru l i n g s. AF F I RME D.