Filed 6/17/10 Certified for publication 7/14/10 (order attached)
IN
THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
SECOND
APPELLATE DISTRICT
DIVISION
EIGHT
MATTHEW DONALD THOMPSON,
Plaintiff
and Appellant,
v.
CITY OF MONROVIA,
Defendant
and Respondent.
B216252
(Los Angeles
County
Super. Ct.
No. BC387564)
APPEAL from
the judgment of the Superior Court
of Los Angeles
County. Rolf M. Treu, Judge. Affirmed.
Law Offices
of Leo James Terrell and Leo James Terrell for Plaintiff and Appellant.
Liebert
Cassidy Whitmore, J. Scott Tiedemann and Judith S. Islas for Defendant and
Respondent.
Appellant Matthew Donald
Thompson (Thompson) is a white police officer who has been employed by the City
of Monrovia Police Department (Department) since 1997. In 2008, he sued the Department for harassment and hostile
work environment arising from offensive remarks and behavior directed at an
African American colleague, retaliation for Thompson's reports of the misconduct, and failure to investigate
his claims of harassment and retaliation.
The trial court granted the Department's motion for summary
judgment. We affirm.
Summary judgment is granted when a
moving party establishes the right to the entry of judgment as a matter of
law. (Code Civ. Proc., § 437c, subd. (c).) On appeal, â€
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