Opinion ID: 150593
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: Trujillo

Text: The evidence, viewed in a light most favorable to Trujillo, establishes that 20 Rubin kept records indicating the race of employees who were appointed to chief officer positions. In 2005, three black males – Meadows, Lovelace, and Slaughter – were promoted to Assistant Chief instead of Trujillo, a white male. In addition, Rubin made statements to Ham and Davidson indicating that he considered race in making discretionary appointments to chief positions. This evidence indicates that Rubin considered race in making appointments and, therefore, Rubin’s actions violated Trujillo’s clearly established right to be free from employment discrimination based on race. See Koch, 221 F.3d at 1295. With respect to Foy, the district court correctly noted that there was no evidence in the record indicating that Rubin’s failure to appoint Trujillo to an Assistant Chief position was motivated in any way by lawful considerations. Thus, the district court did not err in denying Rubin qualified immunity with respect to Trujillo’s discrimination claims. See Koch, 221 F.3d at 1295; Stanley, 219 F.3d at 1296.