Huerta
Huerta v. First Solar, Inc., a Delaware corporation
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
I. BACKGROUND
19 On May 30, 2024, the Ninth Circuit remanded the instant action to this Court, ECF 168, and 20 issued its mandate on June 21, 2024. ECF 169. On July 11, 2024, the Court held a Case Management 21 Conference (“CMC”). See ECF 174. At the CMC, CSI urged the Court to allow additional summary 22 judgment briefing in light of the recent Ninth Circuit decision. On August 7, 2024, the Court ordered 23 CSI to file a single motion that sets forth the entirety of CSI’s request for further dispositive motions. 24 ECF 183. On August 9, 2024, CSI filed its motion to request additional summary judgment briefing. 25 ECF No. 185. On August 23, 2024, Plaintiff Huerta (“Huerta”) filed his opposition brief. ECF 190. 26 On August 30, 2024, CSI filed a reply brief. ECF 192. On September 3, 2024, Huerta filed an 27 objection. ECF 193.
II. LEGAL STANDARD
1 Summary judgment is appropriate where “there is no genuine issue as to any material fact 2 and . . . the moving party is entitled to a judgment as a matter of law.” Fed. R. Civ P. 56(c). A party 3 may be allowed to file additional summary judgment if it “is logical, and it fosters the ‘just, speedy, 4 and inexpensive’ resolution…