California Court of Appeal

In a white police officer's suit against the police department for harassment and hostile work environment arising from offensive remarks and behavior directed at an African American colleague, trial court's grant of summary judgment in favor of the department is affirmed where: 1) there is no material factual dispute as to plaintiff's claim of retaliation; 2) there is no material factual dispute as to plaintiff's claim of harassment or of a hostile work environment; and 3) there is no material factual dispute as to plaintiff's claim for failure to investigate harassment and retaliation.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/17/2010
• Published 07/14/2010

Judges

• GRIMES, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Leo James Terrell, J. Scott Tiedemann