Anthony Farier v. City of Mesa, a municipal corporation

This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent*
except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.
The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision**
without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2).
NOT FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
ANTHONY FARIER,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
v.
CITY OF MESA, a municipal corporation,
Defendant - Appellee.
No. 09-16252
D.C. No. 2:07-cv-01407-DGC
MEMORANDUM*
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the District of Arizona
David G. Campbell, District Judge, Presiding
Submitted May 25, 2010**
Before: CANBY, THOMAS, and W. FLETCHER, Circuit Judges.
Anthony Farier appeals pro se from the district court’s summary judgment in
his action claiming racial discrimination and retaliation under Title VII of the Civil
Rights Act of 1964 and 42 U.S.C. § 1981. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C.
FILED
JUN 21 2010
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U .S. C OU R T OF APPE ALS

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§ 1291. We review de novo, Yartzoff v. Thomas, 809 F.3d 1371, 1373 (9th Cir.
1987), and we affirm.
The district court properly concluded that Farier failed to raise a triable issue
as to his Title VII claims. Farier’s claim of discrimination in 2003 was time-barred
because he did not file a timely claim with the Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission. See 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-5(e)(1), (f)(1). Farier’s claim of
discrimination as to promotion decisions before May 2006 failed to establish a
prima facie case because he did not identify the positions at issue or show that he
applied and was qualified for them. See Yartzoff, 809 F.2d at 1374 (“[F]ailure to
allege ‘specific facts’ sufficient to establish the existence of a prima facie case
renders a grant of summary judgment appropriate.”). Farier’s claim of
discrimination as to the denial of a promotion in July 2006 failed because he did
not show by a preponderance of evidence that defendant’s stated non-
discriminatory reason for not promoting him was a mere pretext. See Texas Dep’t
of Cmty. Affairs v. Burdine, 450 U.S. 248, 253 (1981).
The district court properly concluded that Farier failed to raise a triable issue
as to his Section 1981 claim because he did not identify a discriminatory custom or
policy that caused defendant to deny him promotions. See Bd. of County Comm’rs
of Bryan County v. Brown, 520 U.S. 397, 404 (1997) (Section 1981 plaintiff must

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“demonstrate that, through its deliberate conduct, the municipality was the
‘moving force’ behind the injury alleged.”) (emphasis in original).
The district court properly concluded that Farier failed to raise a triable issue
as to his Title VII and Section 1981 retaliation claims because he failed to establish
that defendant’s stated, legitimate reason for denying him worker’s compensation
was a pretext to retaliate against him for complaining about discrimination. See
Surrell v. Cal. Water Serv., 518 F.3d , 1108 (9th Cir. 2008) (after establishing
prima facie case of retaliation, plaintiff must show that employer’s proffered non-
discriminatory reason for its adverse employment action was a pretext).
Finally, the district court did not abuse its discretion in denying Farier’s
motion to compel because it was untimely by more than six months and Farier
failed to establish good cause to excuse his delay. See Laub v. U.S. Dep’t of
Interior, 342 F.3d 1080, 1084, 1093 (9th Cir. 2003) (reviewing for abuse of
discretion the denial of a discovery request and allowing reversal only with “the
clearest showing that the denial of discovery results in actual and substantial
prejudice to the complaining litigant”).
Farier’s remaining contentions are unpersuasive.
AFFIRMED.

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