McDonald v. Domino's Pizza, Inc.

MEMORANDUM *

Plaintiff-Appellant John McDonald appeals the district court’s dismissal of his action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1981. Because they are known to the parties, we do not recite the facts.

While a shareholder cannot maintain a civil rights action for injury suffered only by the corporation, see Erlich v. Glasner, 418 F.2d 226, 228 (9th Cir.1969), we have acknowledged that “[t]he same discriminatory conduct can result in both corporate and individual injuries.” Gomez v. Alexian Bros. Hosp., 698 F.2d 1019, 1021 (9th Cir.1983). In Gomez, we held that a physician of Hispanic origin who…