Najm v. Superior Court

Filed 3/20/06 Najm v. Superior Court CA2/3

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION THREE

Appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, David R. Chafee, Judge. Affirmed in part and dismissed in part.

Shams Q. Najm, in pro per., for Plaintiff and Appellant.

Paul, Plevin, Sullivan & Connaughton, Fred M. Plevin and Michael R. Minguet for Defendant and Respondent.

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INTRODUCTION

Plaintiff and appellant Shams Q. Najm applied for a job with defendant and respondent the Superior Court of the State of California, County of Los Angeles (the County). The County rejected Najm's application. Claiming that his application was rejected because of his race and age, Najm sued the County for race and age discrimination. The trial court granted summary judgment in the County's favor, and thereafter awarded the County attorney fees and costs. Najm appeals the judgment. We affirm the judgment, except we dismiss the purported appeal of the order granting the County attorney fees and costs.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

I. Factual background.

A. The County posts a job bulletin for an investigator.

In June 2001, the County posted a job bulletin for a probate court investigator, whose duties would be to investigate conservatorship and guardianship cases, to communicate with, assess, and work with persons subject to a conservatorship or guardianship, and to write reports of findings and recommendations. The position required a bachelor's degree in social work, psychology, gerontology, education, nursing or other closely related field; three years' experience performing field investigations as a probation or parole officer, social worker or other closely related occupation; one year of field experience working with dependent and elderly adults and/or children; and demonstrated proficiency working with computers including Word and/or WordPerfect software to prepare clear and concise written reports. â€