Roeder

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 Sara Roeder, No. 1:21-cv-01115-KJM-SAB Plaintiff, ORDER v. Kautz Vineyards, Inc., et al., 1S Defendants. 16 Sarah Roeder brings this action against Kautz Vineyards, Inc., over the termination of her employment at Ironstone Vineyards during the COVID-19 pandemic. Roeder alleges Kautz 19 interfered with her Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA)/Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act (EFMLEA) rights when it fired her. She also alleges she experienced sexual discrimination and harassment while employed at Kautz and Kautz terminated her employment in violation of public policy. Kautz moves for summary judgment or, in the alternative summary adjudication, on all of Roeder’s allegations and asks the court to deny Roeder’s prayer for punitive damages. The court 25 grants the motion in part and denies in part, as explained below. 26 ///// 27 JI 28…