Case Name: Aifang SHI, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Ruth E. CARLSON; et al., Defendants-Appellees
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2010-10-12
Citations: 399 F. App'x 254
Docket Number: No. 09-15033
Parties: Aifang SHI, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Ruth E. CARLSON; et al., Defendants-Appellees.
Judges: Before: SILVERMAN, CALLAHAN, and N.R. SMITH, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 399
Pages: 254–255

Head Matter:
Aifang SHI, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Ruth E. CARLSON; et al., Defendants-Appellees.
No. 09-15033.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted Sept. 13, 2010.
Filed Oct. 12, 2010.
Aifang Shi, Fremont, CA, pro se.
John Greg Coulter, Christie Kriegsfeld, Littler Mendelson, PC, Kim Elaine Zack, Office of the Attorney General, Phoenix, AZ, for Defendants-Appellees.
Before: SILVERMAN, CALLAHAN, and N.R. SMITH, 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
Aifang Shi appeals pro se from the district court's summary judgment in her ae tion alleging national origin discrimination and retaliation in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act after being dismissed from a nursing program. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo. Vasquez v. County of Los Angeles, 349 F.3d 634, 639 (9th Cir.2003). We affirm.
The district court properly granted summary judgment on Shi's discrimination and retaliation claims because she failed to create a triable issue as to whether the defendant's legitimate reasons for dismissing her were pretextual. See Leong v. Potter, 347 F.3d 1117, 1124-25 (9th Cir.2003) (affirming summary judgment on Title VII claims where plaintiff did not raise a genuine issue of material fact as to whether employer's legitimate, nondiscriminatory reason for the challenged employment action was a pretext for discrimination); Villiarimo v. Aloha Island Air, Inc., 281 F.3d 1054, 1065 n. 10 (9th Cir.2002) (retaliation case fails where plaintiff does not demonstrate pretext); see also Smith v. Barton, 914 F.2d 1330, 1336 (9th Cir.1990) (courts look to Title VII to determine appropriate rules under Title VI).
The district court properly granted summary judgment on Shi's claims under 34 C.F.R. § 100.3 and 100.7 because Shi abandoned these claims in her opposition to summary judgment. See Hollinger v. Titan Capital Corp., 914 F.2d 1564, 1578 (9th Cir.1990).
We do not consider Shi's contentions that were not raised in the opening brief. See Friends of Yosemite Valley v. Kempthome, 520 F.3d 1024, 1033 (9th Cir.2008) (arguments not raised by a party in the opening brief are deemed waived).
Shi's motion to strike the answering brief is denied.
Shi's remaining contentions are unpersuasive.
AFFIRMED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.