Cook

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 BOOKER COOK, No. 2:23-cv-00843-DJC-CKD Plaintiff, v. ORDER

BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, et al., Defendants. 17 Plaintiff Booker Cook claims that while he was employed at California State University, Sacramento, he was subject to discrimination, harassment, and retaliation based on his age and race, including when he was not selected to interview for a tenure-track professorship. Defendants now move for summary judgment, arguing that each of Plaintiff’s claims fails as a matter of law. (ECF No. 20.) For the reasons stated below, Defendants’ Motion is granted in part and denied in part. BACKGROUND I. Undisputed Facts Plaintiff is an African American man in his 70s who is and was, at all relevant times, employed as a lecturer by the Ethnic Studies Department of California State University, Sacramento (“CSUS”). (Joint Statement of Undisputed…