Case Name: Carlen BOUDREAUX, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. J.B. HUNT TRANSPORTATION, INC., Defendant-Appellee
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2017-05-01
Citations: 690 F. App'x 504
Docket Number: No. 15-16802
Parties: Carlen BOUDREAUX, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. J.B. HUNT TRANSPORTATION, INC., Defendant-Appellee.
Judges: Before: TROTT and IKUTA, Circuit Judges, and FABER, District Judge.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 690
Pages: 504–505

Head Matter:
Carlen BOUDREAUX, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. J.B. HUNT TRANSPORTATION, INC., Defendant-Appellee.
No. 15-16802
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted April 21, 2017 San Francisco, California
Filed May 01, 2017
Andrew H. Lee, Attorney, Law Office of Andrew H. Lee, San Jose, CA, for Plaintiff-Appellant
Matthew Alden Boyd, Esquire, Attorney, Hawkins Parnell Thackston & Young LLP, Atlanta, GA, Mirna J. Scheffy, Hawkins Parnell Thackston & Young LLP, San Francisco, CA, for Defendant-Appellee
Before: TROTT and IKUTA, Circuit Judges, and FABER, District Judge.
The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2).
The Honorable David A. Faber, United States District Judge for the Southern District of West Virginia, sitting by designation.

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
Carien Boudreaux appeals the district court's entry of summary judgment in favor of his former employer J.B. Hunt Transportation, Inc, (J.B. Hunt) on his claims for violation of the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), Cal. Gov. Code § 12940, for violation of the California Family Rights Act (CFRA), id. § 12945.2, and two related claims. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C, § 1291, and we affirm.
The district court properly granted summary judgment in favor of J.B. Hunt on each of Boudreaux's FEHA claims because he failed to raise a genuine issue of material fact that he suffered a physical disability for purposes of FEHA. See Cal. Gov. Code § 12940(a), 12926(m). Boudreaux presented no evidence that his on-the-job injuries limited a major life activity, including the major life activity of working. See id. § 12926(m)(1); Arteaga v. Brink's, Inc., 163 Cal.App.4th 327, 348, 77 Cal.Rptr.3d 654 (2008). Even if J.B. Hunt knew that Boudreaux had decided to see a doctor on May 6, 2011, or suspected that Boudreaux intended to file a worker's compensation claim, Boudreaux identifies no authority holding that such knowledge constitutes knowledge that Boudreaux suffered or could suffer a physical disability. Nor did Boudreaux present evidence that J.B. Hunt otherwise perceived him to have a physical disability or a potential physical disability. See Cal. Gov. Code § 12926(m)(4), (m)(5). Because Boudreaux did not raise a genuine issue of material fact with respect to suffering a physical disability, each of his FEHA claims fails. See Nigro v. Sears, Roebuck & Co., 784 F.3d 495, 497-98 (9th Cir. 2015); Carter v. Cal. Dep't of Veterans Affairs, 38 Cal.4th 914, 925 n.4, 44 Cal.Rptr.3d 223, 135 P.3d 637 (2006); Jensen v. Wells Fargo Bank, 85 Cal.App.4th 245, 263, 102 Cal.Rptr.2d 55. (2000).
The district court properly granted summary judgment in favor of J.B. Hunt on the CFRA claim. Boudreaux concedes that he never sought CFRA leave, and therefore cannot establish a prima facie case for CFRA retaliation. See Dudley v. Dep't of Transp., 90 Cal.App.4th 255, 261, 108 Cal.Rptr.2d 739 (2001).
The district court properly granted summary judgment in favor of J.B. Hunt on the claims of wrongful termination in violation of public policy and negligent infliction of emotional distress. Boudreaux admits that these claims are derivative of his FEHA claims, which were properly dismissed.
AFFIRMED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.