Case Name: Dennis W. SIMPSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. John E. POTTER, Postmaster General, Defendant-Appellee
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2014-02-21
Citations: 555 F. App'x 727
Docket Number: No. 12-56643
Parties: Dennis W. SIMPSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. John E. POTTER, Postmaster General, Defendant-Appellee.
Judges: Before: FARRIS, N.R. SMITH, and WATFORD, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 555
Pages: 727–728

Head Matter:
Dennis W. SIMPSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. John E. POTTER, Postmaster General, Defendant-Appellee.
No. 12-56643.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted Feb. 14, 2014.
Filed Feb. 21, 2014.
Duane Rodney Folke, Esquire, Law Offices of Duane R. Folke Appellate Department, Los Angeles, CA, for Plaintiff-Appellant.
Kristen M. Lee, Assistant U.S., USLA-Office of the U.S. Attorney, Los Angeles, CA, for Defendant-Appellee.
Before: FARRIS, N.R. SMITH, and WATFORD, 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
Dennis Simpson sued his employer, Postmaster General John Potter, for age and disability discrimination and retaliation, among other claims. The district court dismissed Simpson's age discrimination claims for lack of subject matter jurisdiction and subsequently granted summary judgment on the remaining claims. Having reviewed Potter's motion to dismiss and motion for summary judgment de novo, Centerprise Int'l, Ltd. v. Micron Tech., Inc. (In re Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM) Antitrust Litig.), 546 F.3d 981, 984 (9th Cir.2008); Travelers Cas. & Sur. Co. of Am. v. Brenneke, 551 F.3d 1132, 1137 (9th Cir.2009), we affirm the district court's grant of both motions.
1. On appeal, Simpson does not mention the procedural requirements that would give the federal court subject matter jurisdiction over his age discrimination claims. See Whitman v. Mineta, 541 F.3d 929, 932 (9th Cir.2008) (discussing procedural requirements). Thus, Simpson waived his subject matter jurisdiction argument. See Kim v. Kang, 154 F.3d 996, 1000 (9th Cir.1998).
2. Simpson also waived his Rehabilitation Act claims, see 29 U.S.C. § 794(a), because his appellate briefing fails to even allege that Potter took adverse employment action against him solely based on disability. See Kim, 154 F.3d at 1000.
3. Simpson failed to present a genuine issue of material fact with respect to the causal nexus between the United States Postal Service's knowledge of Simpson's Equal Employment Opportunity ("EEO") proceedings and the alleged constructive suspension and constructive termination. See Cohen v. Fred Meyer, Inc., 686 F.2d 793, 796 (9th Cir.1982) (setting forth prima facie retaliation claim). The record reflects that Simpson's superiors Laura Landgraf and Joel Smith learned of Simpson's EEO activities after his notice of removal had been issued. Thus, the alleged constructive suspension and alleged constructive termination could not have resulted from their knowledge of Simpson's EEO proceedings.
4.Simpson generally claimed "legal error" with respect to the district court's grant of the motion to dismiss and motion for summary judgment. To the extent Simpson intended to appeal more issues than those discussed in this disposition, Simpson waived those issues. See Kohler v. Inter-Tel Techs., 244 F.3d 1167, 1182 (9th Cir.2001) (finding issues waived when mentioned in a brief but not supported by argument).
AFFIRMED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.