Facts

Deborah Trujillo has been employed as a police officer by the City of San Leandro (COSL) since August 2002. She was one of seven female police officers out of the 100-police force working for the COSL. She made complaints with the California Department of Fair Housing and Employment (DFEH) and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) alleging discrimination based on sex, discrimination based on race, sexual harassment, and retaliation.

Trujillo alleged that none of the female officers had ever been promoted above the rank of an Officer. She also alleged that the Chief women "were not a fit" in the police department and promulgated policies discriminatory in nature to women. She further alleged that the Chief allowed male supervisors to sexually harass female police officers and denied equal treatment of female officers in the areas of training, mentoring, and career development. Further, she contended that the defendants sexually harassed and retaliated against her for complaining about the discriminatory practices in the department.

Injuries

Discrimination on the basis of gender; discrimination on the basis of race; sexual harassment; and retaliation.

Result

The court granted the defendant's summary judgment and dismissed the case.