Robinson v. San Francisco Community College Dist.
Mark Robinson, III, a faculty member and former administrator at City College of San Francisco (the College), appeals from a grant of summary judgment to respondent San Francisco Community College District (the District). Robinson sued the District and a number of individual defendants.[1] His complaint included a number of counts, but the only one before us is his cause of action for unlawful retaliation under Labor Code section 1102.5. Robinson alleged that after he filed a claim against the District, the College’s chancellor retaliated against him by recommending to the College’s board of trustees that Robinson be terminated. Robinson further alleged the District retaliated in other ways, such as by underpaying him for accrued vacation leave and preventing his selection for a position as dean.
The District moved for summary judgment, arguing Robinson had suffered no adverse employment action and contending he could show no causal link between the filing of his claim against the District and the alleged retaliatory acts. The trial court agreed with the District and granted the motion for summary judgment.
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