Henry
Henry v. Regents of the University of California
Opinion
Lead Opinion
Hamilton, J.
ORDER RE MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
Defendant’s motion for summary judgment came on for hearing before this court on January 8, 2014. Plaintiff Jon Henry (“plaintiff’) appeared through his counsel, Spencer Smith. Defendant Regents of the University of California (“defendant”) appeared through its counsel, Delia Isvoranu. Having read the papers filed in conjunction with the motion and carefully considered the arguments and the relevant legal authority, and good cause appearing, the court hereby GRANTS defendant’s motion for summary judgment as follows.
BACKGROUND
This is an employment discrimination case. Plaintiff has been employed as a Senior HVAC 1 Mechanic at the University of California, San Francisco (“UCSF”) since June 2006. Plaintiff is African-American, and alleges that he has suffered “severe race-based harassment” during the course of his employment. Complaint, ¶ 11.
In the complaint, plaintiff recounts specific incidents that he believes were racially motivated. First, on or about October 3, 2007, plaintiff alleges that he was “assaulted” by his supervisor’s (Gary Vantas-sel) use of “profanities and threats of physical violence.” Complaint, ¶ 16. Another…