Adetuyi
Adetuyi v. City of San Francisco
Opinion
Lead Opinion
Mariajames, J.
Re: Dkt. No.
ORDER RE: MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
INTRODUCTION
In this employment discrimination case, Plaintiff Dickson Adetuyi alleges that Defendant City and County of San Francisco (“the City”) failed to promote him because of his race and retaliated against him for filing a discrimination lawsuit in 2007. Pending before the Court is the City’s Motion for Summary Judgment, filed June 26, 2014. Dkt. No. 26. Adetuyi filed an Opposition on July 10, 2014 (Dkt. No. 34), and the City filed a Reply on July 15, 2014 (Dkt. No. 41). The Court heard oral argument on July 31, 2014. Having considered the parties’ positions, relevant legal authority, and the record in this case, the Court GRANTS the City’s Motion for the reasons set forth below.
BACKGROUND
Unless otherwise noted, the following facts are undisputed. Adetuyi, who is Black, has been an employee of the City since November 2005, as a 2908 Eligibility Worker and Financial Counselor. Adetuyi Decl. ¶ 10, Dkt. No. 36; Compl. ¶ 3, Dkt. No. 1; PL’s Separate Statement of Undisputed Facts (“PUF”) No. 20, Dkt. No. 35. On March 19, 2007, he filed a Complaint in the San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-07-461476, against the…