Paez

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ENRIQUE PAEZ, No. 2:21-cv-1920 DJC AC Plaintiff, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS AKIMA SUPPORT OPERATIONS LLC, Defendant. 16 Before the undersigned are cross-motions for summary judgment (ECF Nos. 15 and 22) referred for findings and recommendations by District Judge Daniel J. Calabretta. ECF No. 31. For the reasons set forth below, it is recommended that plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment (ECF No. 15) be DENIED and that defendant’s motion for summary judgment (ECF No. 22) be GRANTED. I. Factual and Procedural Background In the complaint, initially filed in the Superior Court of the State of California for the County of San Joaquin, plaintiff alleges that he was hired by defendant on January 7, 2019, as an automotive worker. ECF No. 1-1 at 7. Plaintiff alleges that after taking several medically prescribed periods of disability, he was wrongfully terminated. Id. at 8. Plaintiff…