Legal Opinion
Thompson v. City of Monrovia
California Court of Appeal
Decided June 17, 2010No. B216252PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
GRIMES, J.
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.
STANDARD OF REVIEW
Summary judgment is granted when a…
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