De La Rosa v. Costco Wholesale Corporation

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MARTHA DEA LA ROSA, an individual, Case No.: 3:21-cv-1630-W-BGS

Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND

v. DENYING IN PART DEFENDANT

COSTCO WHOLESALE

COSTCO WHOLESALE

CORPORATION’S MOTION FOR

CORPORATION, a Washington SUMMARY JUDGEMENT OR, IN Corporation; and DOES 1 through 25,

THE ALTERNATIVE, PARTIAL

inclusive,

SUMMARY JUDGEMENT [DOC. 18]

Defendants. 18 Pending before the Court is Defendant Costco Wholesale Corporation’s motion for summary judgement or, in the alternative, partial summary judgement. [Doc. 18.] The Court decides the motions on the papers, and without oral argument. See Civ.L.R. 7.1.d.1. For the reasons that follow, GRANTS IN PART and DENIES IN PART Defendant’s motion [Doc. 18]. 24 I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND A. De La Rosa’s Beginning of Employment at Costco De La Rosa began her employment with Costco Wholesale Corporation (“Costco”) 28…