NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS JUL 22 2021
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U.S. COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
PATRINA HARRISON, No. 20-15493
Plaintiff-Appellant, D.C. No. 3:18-cv-07824-WHA
v.
MEMORANDUM*
WELLS FARGO BANK; NICHOLAS
PACUMIO, Branch Manager,
Defendants-Appellees.
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Northern District of California
William Alsup, District Judge, Presiding
Submitted July 19, 2021**
Before: SCHROEDER, SILVERMAN, and MURGUIA, Circuit Judges.
Patrina Harrison appeals pro se from the district court’s summary judgment
in her action alleging racial discrimination claims under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981, 1982,
the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (“ECOA”), and the Fair Housing Act (“FHA”).
*
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent
except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.
**
The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision
without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). Harrison’s request for oral
argument, set forth in the opening brief, is denied.
We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo. Lindsey v. SLT
L.A., LLC, 447 F.3d 1138, 1144 (9th Cir. 2006). We affirm.
The district court properly granted summary judgment because Harrison
failed to raise a genuine dispute of material fact as to whether she was qualified for
the loan she sought from defendant Wells Fargo or whether Wells Fargo’s reason
for denying her loan application was pretextual. See 15 U.S.C. § 1691(a)(1)
(providing that under ECOA it is unlawful “for any creditor to discriminate against
any applicant, with respect to any aspect of a credit transaction . . . on the basis of
race, color . . . .”); Sanghvi v. City of Claremont, 328 F.3d 532, 536 n.3 (9th Cir.
2003) (noting that burden-shifting framework under McDonnell Douglas Corp. v.
Green, 411 U.S. 792 (1973), is applicable to FHA and § 1981 claims); Phiffer v.
Proud Parrot Motor Hotel, Inc., 648 F.2d 548, 551 (9th Cir. 1980) (plaintiff
asserting a § 1981 claim must prove she is qualified for the loan sought).
AFFIRMED.
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