Bruce

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 BRANDON SINCLAIR BRUCE, Case No.: 3:22-cv-00115-JES-JLB Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S

MOTION FOR SUMMARY

v.

JUDGMENT AND GRANTING

XAVIER BECERRA, acting in his DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR official capacity as the Secretary of the SUMMARY JUDGMENT 15 Department of Health and Human Services, [ECF Nos. 31, 44] Defendant. 18 Plaintiff Brandon Sinclair Bruce (“Plaintiff”) brings claims of employment discrimination and retaliation against the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“Defendant”). Before the Court are competing Motions for Summary Judgment, which are fully briefed. ECF Nos. 31, 44. After considering the arguments, briefs, and caselaw, the Court DENIES Plaintiff’s Motion for Summary Judgment and GRANTS Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment. I. BACKGROUND Plaintiff commenced this action on January 28, 2022, raising disparate treatment 27 …