Case Name: Terris R. JONES, Sr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. LAS VEGAS VALLEY WATER DISTRICT; et al., Defendants-Appellees
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2013-12-10
Citations: 548 F. App'x 477
Docket Number: No. 12-16574
Parties: Terris R. JONES, Sr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. LAS VEGAS VALLEY WATER DISTRICT; et al., Defendants-Appellees.
Judges: Before: CANBY, TROTT, and THOMAS, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 548
Pages: 477–478

Head Matter:
Terris R. JONES, Sr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. LAS VEGAS VALLEY WATER DISTRICT; et al., Defendants-Appellees.
No. 12-16574.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted Nov. 19, 2013.
Filed Dec. 10, 2013.
Terris R. Jones, Sr., Las Vegas, NV, pro se.
Brian V. Chally, Esquire, Deputy General Counsel, Las Vegas Valley Water District, Sheri M. Thome, Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker, LLP, Las Vegas, NV, for Defendants-Appellees.
Before: CANBY, TROTT, and THOMAS, 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
Terris R. Jones, Sr., appeals pro se from the district court's summary judgment in his employment action alleging race discrimination, harassment, and retaliation under Title VIL We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo. Russell Country Sportsmen v. U.S. Forest Serv., 668 F.3d 1037, 1041 (9th Cir.2011). We affirm.
The district court properly granted summary judgment for the individual employee defendants because individual employees cannot be held liable under Title VII. See Miller v. Maxwell's Int'l Inc., 991 F.2d 583, 587-88 (9th Cir.1993).
The district court properly granted summary judgment on Jones' race discrimination and retaliation claims because Jones failed to raise a genuine dispute of material fact as to whether he was subjected to an adverse employment action. See Brooks v. City of San Mateo, 229 F.3d 917, 928-29 (9th Cir.2000) (elements of prima facie case of retaliation under Title VII, including "adverse employment action"); Chuang v. Univ. of Cal. Davis, Bd. of Trs., 225 F.3d 1115, 1124-26 (9th Cir.2000) (ele ments of prima facie case of discrimination under Title VII, including "adverse employment action"). Moreover, Jones failed to exhaust his administrative remedies regarding his allegations of confusion about his shift assignment. See B.K.B. v. Maui Police Dep't, 276 F.3d 1091, 1099-100 (9th Cir.2002) (Title VII plaintiffs must exhaust administrative remedies, and courts may only consider incidents not listed in the original EEOC charge if they are "like or reasonably related to the allegations contained in the EEOC charge" (citation and internal quotation marks omitted)).
The district court properly granted summary judgment on Jones' racial harassment claim because Jones failed to raise a triable dispute as to whether the alleged conduct was sufficiently severe or pervasive to alter the conditions of his employment. See Vasquez v. County of Los Angeles, 349 F.3d 634, 642-44 (9th Cir.2004) (requirements for racial harassment under Title VII).
The district court properly denied Jones' second motion for partial summary judgment because Jones failed to demonstrate that he was entitled to judgment as a matter of law. See Fed.R.Civ.P. 56 (setting forth requirements for summary judgment); Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, 477 U.S. 317, 322-23, 106 S.Ct. 2548, 91 L.Ed.2d 265 (1986) (moving party bears initial burden of showing the absence of a genuine dispute of material fact).
Jones' contentions regarding judicial bias, wrongdoing by defendants' counsel, and his state tort law claims are unpersuasive and unsupported by the record.
We do not consider Jones' argument concerning the denial of his request for an injunction because Jones made that request in a separate action.
AFFIRMED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.