Court Grants Summary Judgment to School District in Discrimination Case

A federal judge from the Eastern District of California has granted summary judgment to a school district, which was sued by the owner of an officiating service for race and employment discrimination, pursuant to Title VI and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, when the school district awarded another entity an officiating contract.   In so ruling, the court determined that the owner failed to establish that the reason for the school’s district’s decision was “mere pretext” f