Case Name: Chandrakant Chandra SHINDE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. COFFMAN ENGINEERS, INC., Defendant-Appellee
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2014-07-31
Citations: 584 F. App'x 398
Docket Number: No. 12-55903
Parties: Chandrakant Chandra SHINDE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. COFFMAN ENGINEERS, INC., Defendant-Appellee.
Judges: Before: GOODWIN, CANBY, and CALLAHAN, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 584
Pages: 398–399

Head Matter:
Chandrakant Chandra SHINDE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. COFFMAN ENGINEERS, INC., Defendant-Appellee.
No. 12-55903.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted July 22, 2014.
Filed July 31, 2014.
Chandrakant Chandra Shinde, Fontana, CA, pro se.
Anthony J. Bellone, Paul Ryan Ortuno, Esquire, Sabra Purifoy, Esquire, Stephen E. Ronk, Gordon & Rees, LLP, Los Ange-les, CA, Ashley Noelle Coleman, Esquire, Koeller, Nebeker, Carlson & Haluck, LLP, Irvine, CA, James B. Stoetzer, Esquire, Lane Powell, PC, Seattle, WA, for Defendant-Appellee.
Before: GOODWIN, CANBY, and CALLAHAN, Circuit Judges.
The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
Chandrakant Chandra Shinde appeals pro se from the district court's summary judgment in his diversity action alleging, among other claims, discrimination on the basis of race, religion, and national origin in violation of the California Fair Employment and Housing Act ("FEHA") and wrongful termination in violation of public policy. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo, Deppe v. United Airlines, 217 F.3d 1262, 1264 (9th Cir.2000), and we affirm.
The district court properly granted summary judgment on Shinde's discrimination claims under the FEHA because, even assuming that Shinde established a prima facie case of discrimination, he failed to raise genuine dispute of material fact as to whether defendant's non-discriminatory reason for firing him was pretextual. See Guz v. Bechtel Nat'l, Inc., 24 Cal.4th 317, 100 Cal.Rptr.2d 352, 8 P.3d 1089, 1113-14, 1118-19 (2000) (setting forth burden-shifting framework for analyzing claims of discrimination based on a theory of disparate treatment under the FEHA; noting that summary judgment for the employer is appropriate where, given the strength of the employer's legitimate reasons, any countervailing circumstantial evidence is too weak to raise a rational inference that discrimination occurred).
The district court properly granted summary judgment on Shinde's wrongful termination claim, which was premised on the alleged violation of the anti-discrimination policy embodied in the FEHA, for the same reasons as his FEHA claims. See Holmes v. Gen. Dynamics Corp., 17 Cal.App.4th 1418, 22 Cal.Rptr.2d 172, 177 n. 8 (1993) (setting forth elements of a claim for wrongful termination in violation of public policy under California law); see also Turner v. Anheuser-Busch, Inc., 7 Cal.4th 1238, 32 Cal.Rptr.2d 223, 876 P.2d 1022, 1032-33 (1994) (discussing "the violation of public policy" element of a claim for wrongful termination in violation of public policy).
Defendant's request for summary dismissal of the appeal due to Shinde's failure to comply with briefing deadlines, set forth in its answering brief, is denied.
AFFIRMED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.