Federico González-Lartigue v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs

* Of the Eleventh Circuit, sitting by designation.
[NOT FOR PUBLICATION - NOT TO BE CITED AS PRECEDENT]
United States Court of Appeals
For the First Circuit
No. 01-1199
FEDERICO GONZÁLEZ-LARTIGUE,
Plaintiff, Appellant,
v.
TOGO D. WEST, JR., SECRETARY OF THE
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS,
Defendant, Appellee.
APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO
[Hon. Jaime Pieras, Jr., U.S. Senior District Judge]
Before
Torruella, Circuit Judge,
Kravitch,* Senior Circuit Judge,
and Lynch, Circuit Judge.
Elaine Rodríguez-Frank, for appellant.
Lisa Bhatia-Gautier, Assistant U.S. Attorney, with whom Guillermo
Gil, United States Attorney, Miguel A. Fernández, Assistant U.S.
Attorney, Chief, Civil Division, and Fidel A. Sevillano, Assistant U.S.
Attorney, were on brief, for appellee.

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December 20, 2001

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Per Curiam. Appellant Federico González-Lartigue challenges
the district court's order granting summary judgment on his claim
against the Department of Veterans Affairs for national origin
discrimination in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of
1964, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e, et seq.
In a thoughtful and rigorous opinion, the district court
concluded that González Lartigue had failed to adduce evidence that the
employer's proffered explanation for the employment decision was false
or that the employer harbored a discriminatory animus against persons
of Puerto Rican ancestry. González Lartigue v. West, 124 F. Supp. 2d
125, 131-34 (D.P.R. 2000). We agree with the district court and have
nothing to add to the thorough analysis presented in the district
court's opinion.
Affirmed.

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