Vargas
Vargas v. Gromko
Opinion
Opinion
Infante, J.
ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
I. INTRODUCTION
On July 7, 1997, Defendants Gerald J. Gromko and the County of Monterey (“the County”) filed a motion for Summary judgment. Plaintiff opposed the motion. For the reasons set forth below, Defendants’ motion is GRANTED.
II. BACKGROUND
Plaintiffs First Amended Complaint (the “FAC”) alleges that Plaintiff was discriminatorily discharged on the basis of race, national origin and/or disability from his employment as a maintenance worker for the Monterey County Public Works Department (“the Public Works Department”). The FAC attempts to state claims against Defendants under (1) 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e et seq. (“Title VII”); (2) Cal. Gov’t Code §§ 12900 et seq. (the “Fair Employment and Housing Act” or “FEHA”); (3) 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (“ § 1983”); (4) 42 U.S.C. § 1981 (“§ 1981”); (5) 42 U.S.C. §§ 12101 et seq. (the “Americans with Disabilities Act” or “ADA”); and (6) the common and statutory law and the Constitution of the State of California (the “non-FEHA state law claims”). Defendants contend that Plaintiff was terminated because he threatened to kill his three supervisors at the Public Works Department — Ronald…