Barbara Stuart Robinson v. Tacoma Community College

FILED NOT FOR PUBLICATION APR 14 2014 MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT BARBARA STUART ROBINSON, No. 12-35954 Plaintiff - Appellant, D.C. No. 3:12-cv-05614-BHS v. MEMORANDUM* TACOMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Defendant - Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington Benjamin H. Settle, District Judge, Presiding Submitted April 7, 2014** Before: TASHIMA, GRABER, and IKUTA, Circuit Judges. Barbara Stuart Robinson appeals pro se from the district court’s summary judgment in her discrimination action under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) and the Washington Law Against Discrimination * 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). (“WALD”). We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo. Wong v. Regents of Univ. of Cal., 192 F.3d 807, 817 (9th Cir. 1999). We affirm. The district court properly granted summary judgment because Robinson failed to raise a genuine dispute of material fact as to whether she was qualified for re-enrollment to the college, and whether she was denied re-enrollment because of her disability. See E.R.K. v. Haw. Dep’t of Educ., 728 F.3d 982, 992 (9th Cir. 2013) (listing the elements of a prima facie case of discrimination under Title II of the ADA and explaining the burden of persuasion on the “otherwise qualified” element); Wong, 192 F.3d at 822 (discussing the definition of “qualified”); see also Wash. State Commc’n Access Project v. Regal Cinemas, Inc., 293 P.3d 413, 421- 22 (Wash. Ct. App. 2013) (elements of prima facie case of discrimination under the WLAD). We reject Robinson’s contentions concerning judicial bias, set forth in her September 11, 2013 notice, as unsupported by the record. Tacoma Community College’s motion for judicial notice, filed on April 26, 2013, is granted. Robinson’s motion for judgment, filed on July 12, 2013, is denied. 2 12-35954 We do not consider matters not specifically and distinctly raised and argued in the opening brief. See Padgett v. Wright, 587 F.3d 983, 985 n.2 (9th Cir. 2009) (per curiam). AFFIRMED. 3 12-35954