Case Name: Jan C. RUST, Plaintiff - Appellant, v. CARONDELET HEALTH CARE AND HEALTH NETWORK, aka: Carondelet - St. Joseph's Hospital Inc., Defendant - Appellee
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2006-02-22
Citations: 168 F. App'x 241
Docket Number: No. 05-15490
Parties: Jan C. RUST, Plaintiff — Appellant, v. CARONDELET HEALTH CARE AND HEALTH NETWORK, aka: Carondelet — St. Joseph’s Hospital Inc., Defendant — Appellee.
Judges: Before: FERNANDEZ, RYMER, and BYBEE, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 168
Pages: 241–242

Head Matter:
Jan C. RUST, Plaintiff — Appellant, v. CARONDELET HEALTH CARE AND HEALTH NETWORK, aka: Carondelet — St. Joseph’s Hospital Inc., Defendant — Appellee.
No. 05-15490.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted Feb. 13, 2006.
Decided Feb. 22, 2006.
Jan C. Rust, Tucson, AZ, pro se.
Diane L. Madenci, Esq., Lewis & Roca, LLP, Tucson, AZ, for Defendant — Appellee.
Before: FERNANDEZ, RYMER, and BYBEE, Circuit Judges.
The panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
Jan Rust appeals pro se from the district court's summary judgment dismissing her retaliation action against her former employer, Carondelet Health Network ("CHN"). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo, Porter v. California Dep't of Corrections, 419 F.3d 885, 891 (9th Cir.2005), and we affirm.
The district court properly concluded that Rust failed to establish a prima facie claim of retaliation. See id. at 894. Although dissemination of an adverse employment reference can amount to an adverse employment action, Rust failed to submit sufficient evidence from which a reasonable juror could find that CHN gave Rust a negative employment reference. See Hashimoto v. Dalton, 118 F.3d 671, 674 (9th Cir.1997).
Rust's remaining contentions lack merit.
AFFIRMED
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and may not be cited to or by the courts of this circuit except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.