
    Harold J. RUCKER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. John E. POTTER, Postmaster General, Postmaster General of the U.S. Postal Service; et al., Defendants—Appellees.
    No. 01-16052. D.C. No. CV-99-03082-CW.
    United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
    Submitted Feb. 11, 2002.
    
    Decided Feb. 21, 2002.
    Before B. FLETCHER, T.G. NELSON, and TALLMAN, Circuit Judges.
    
      
       John E. Potter is substituted for William J. Henderson, as Postmaster General of the United States Postal Service, pursuant to Fed. R.App. P. 43(c)(2).
    
    
      
       Because the panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument, Rucker's request for oral argument is denied. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).
    
   MEMORANDUM

Harold J. Rucker appeals pro se the district court’s dismissal of his Title VII claim alleging race, color and gender discrimination in addition to retaliation. We review de novo a dismissal for failure to state a claim, Kimes v. Stone, 84 F.3d 1121, 1126 (9th Cir.1996), and we affirm.

The district court properly dismissed Rucker’s amended complaint because it failed to state a prima facie claim for discrimination due to race or gender, see Breneman v. Kennecott Corp., 799 F.2d 470, 474 (9th Cir.1986), or for retaliation pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-3, see Hashimoto v. Dalton, 118 F.3d 671, 679 (9th Cir.1997).

Rucker’s remaining contentions lack merit.

AFFIRMED. 
      
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