(PS) Edgtion v. Costco Wholesale Corp.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 THOMAS EDGTION, JR., Case No. 2:23-cv-00318-DC-CSK PS Plaintiff, v. ORDER AND FINDINGS AND
RECOMMENDATIONS GRANTING IN
COSTCO WHOLESALE PART AND DENYING IN PART
CORPORATION, DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY
ADJUDICATION Defendant. (ECF No. 27) 17 Pending before the Court is a motion for summary adjudication (partial summary judgment) by Defendant Costco Wholesale Corporation.1 (ECF No. 27.) Plaintiff Thomas Edgtion, Jr., who is proceeding without counsel, brings claims for a negligence and gross negligence. Compl. (ECF No. 1). Plaintiff also seeks punitive damages. Id. The motion for summary adjudication is fully briefed. (ECF Nos. 27, 31, 32.) On April 1, 2025, the Court held an in-person hearing. (ECF No. 34.) Attorney Thomas Lininger appeared on behalf of Defendant, and Plaintiff appeared pro se. For the reasons that follow, the Court 25 …