Liddicote

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CLINT LIDDICOTE, No. 2:22-cv-02316-TLN-SCR Plaintiff, v. ORDER LES SCHWAB TIRE CENTERS OF

CALIFORNIA, LLC,

15 Defendant. 16 17 This matter is before the Court on Defendant Les Schwab Tire Centers of California, LLC’s (“Defendant”) Motion for Summary Judgment. (ECF No. 24.) Plaintiff Clint Liddicote (“Plaintiff”) filed an opposition. (ECF No. 30.) Defendant filed a reply. (ECF No. 32.) For the reasons set forth below, the Court GRANTS in part and DENIES in part Defendant’s motion. /// /// /// /// /// /// 28 I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND1 This case involves an employment discrimination dispute. Defendant is a tire retail company and operates a tire center in Woodland, California. (ECF No. 32-1 at 3.) The services performed at tire centers require technical competence, physical ability, and precision for work to be performed without injury to employees or customer property. (Id.) Managerial staff…