Gelin v. Geithner

SUMMARY ORDER Plaintiff-Appellant Yves Gelin, pro se, appeals the judgment of the district court granting the Defendant-Appellee Timothy Geithner’s (the “Secretary”) motion for summary judgment, and dismissing his discrimination, retaliation, and hostile work environment claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq. We assume the parties’ familiarity with the underlying facts, the procedural history of the case, and the issues on appeal. We review orders granting summary judgment de novo and focus on whether the district court properly concluded that there was no genuine issue as to any material fact and the moving party was entitled to judgment as a matter of law. See Miller v. Wolpoff & Abramson, L.L.P., 321 F.3d 292, 300 (2d Cir.2003); Republic Nat’l Bank v. Delta Air Lines, 263 F.3d 42, 46 (2d Cir.2001); Allstate Ins. Co. v. Mazzola, 175 F.3d 255, 258 (2d Cir.1999). In determining whether there are genuine *129 issues of material fact, we are required to resolve all ambiguities and draw all permissible factual inferences in favor of the party against whom summary judgment is sought.” Terry v. Ashcroft, 336 F.3d 128, 137 (2d Cir.2003) (internal quotation marks omitted). Here, even construing all the facts in Gelin’s favor, the district court’s grant of summary judgment was proper. Contrary to Gelin’s arguments on appeal, the district court correctly determined that, even if he established a prima facie case of discrimination and retaliation, those claims failed as a matter of law because the Secretary had articulated legitimate reasons for his actions, and Gelin produced no evidence showing that those stated reasons were pretextual. Moreover, under the totality of the circumstances, the district court rightly concluded that the incidents cited by Gelin were not so “severe or pervasive to alter the conditions of [his] employment and create an abusive working environment.” Alfano v. Costello, 294 F.3d 365, 373 (2d Cir.2002) (internal quotation marks omitted). We have considered all of Gelin’s remaining claims of error and determined them to be without merit. For the foregoing reasons, the judgment of the district court is hereby AFFIRMED.