Acuña v. Regents of the University of California

Opinion

YEGAN, J.

Roldofo F. Acuña appeals from a judgment of dismissal entered after the trial court granted motions for summary adjudication and summary judgment on his action for employment discrimination. The trial court ruled that the cause of action for violation of appellant’s speech rights (Cal. Const., art. I, § 2) was time barred, and the remaining causes of action for race, ethnicity, and age discrimination were barred by a federal judgment. We affirm.

Facts

In 1990, appellant, a scholar in Chicano studies, applied for a tenured faculty position at the University of California Santa…