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Brown-Younger v. Precision Opinion

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
Oct 16, 2012
486 F. App'x 644 (9th Cir. 2012)

Opinion

No. 11-17299 D.C. No. 2:11-cv-00392-PMP-PAL

10-16-2012

KIRSHA BROWN-YOUNGER, Plaintiff - Appellant, v. PRECISION OPINION, Defendant - Appellee.


NOT FOR PUBLICATION


MEMORANDUM

This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.


Appeal from the United States District Court

for the District of Nevada

Philip M. Pro, District Judge, Presiding

Before: RAWLINSON, MURGUIA, and WATFORD, Circuit Judges.

Kirsha Brown-Younger appeals pro se from the district court's summary judgment in her employment action alleging disability discrimination in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA") and failure to pay overtime wages in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act ("FLSA"). We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo, Dietrich v. John Ascuaga's Nugget, 548 F.3d 892, 896 (9th Cir. 2008), and we affirm.

The district court properly granted summary judgment on Brown-Younger's disability discrimination claim because Brown-Younger failed to raise a genuine dispute of material fact as to whether she suffers from a disability and whether she was subjected to an adverse employment action because of her alleged disability. See Nunes v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., 164 F.3d 1243, 1246 (9th Cir. 1999) (discussing the elements of a prima facie case of discrimination under the ADA); see also Bias v. Moynihan, 508 F.3d 1212, 1219 (9th Cir. 2007) ("Because [Plaintiff] failed to present any evidence in opposition to Appellees' motion for summary judgment, she has failed to demonstrate that there are any genuine issues of material facts in dispute.").

The district court properly granted summary judgment on Brown-Younger's FLSA claim because Brown-Younger failed to raise a genuine dispute of material fact as to whether she was denied overtime pay to which she was entitled. See 29 U.S.C. § 207(a)(1) (requiring covered employers to pay employees one and one-half wages for hours exceeding 40 hours in a work week); Bias, 508 F.3d at 1219.

Brown-Younger's remaining contentions that the grant of summary judgment deprived her of her right to a jury trial, that the Nevada Department of the Labor Commissioner ordered Precision Opinion to pay Brown-Younger for overtime wages and penalties, and that Precision Opinion's counsel engaged in misconduct are unpersuasive.

Brown-Younger's request for an extension of time to submit paper copies of her brief is denied as unnecessary because only Precision Opinion was ordered to file the paper copies referenced in Brown-Younger's request.

Brown-Younger's motion for a stay of proceedings is denied as moot.

AFFIRMED.


Summaries of

Brown-Younger v. Precision Opinion

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
Oct 16, 2012
486 F. App'x 644 (9th Cir. 2012)
Case details for

Brown-Younger v. Precision Opinion

Case Details

Full title:KIRSHA BROWN-YOUNGER, Plaintiff - Appellant, v. PRECISION OPINION…

Court:UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

Date published: Oct 16, 2012

Citations

486 F. App'x 644 (9th Cir. 2012)

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