Brown v. City of Los Angeles

MEMORANDUM **

Appellant James Brown appeals pro se the district court’s grant of summary judgment for the City of Los Angeles (“the City”). Brown alleged racial discrimination by the City when it denied his proposal to lease space in a City-owned property. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1291, and we affirm.

We review de novo a district court’s grant of summary judgment. Community Bank of Arizona v. G.V.M. Trust, 366 F.3d 982, 984 (9th Cir.2004).

To establish municipality liability for his equal protection claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, Brown had to demonstrate that (1) he was deprived…