Cooper
Cooper v. United Air Lines, Inc.
Opinion
Lead Opinion
Corley, J.
ORDER RE: DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
Re: Dkt. No.
Plaintiff Drucilla Cooper alleges thát Defendant United Air Lines, Inc. (“United”) (1) violated the Equal Pay Act, 29 U.S.C. § 206 , et seq., by paying her less than her male counterparts, (2) demoted her from her position as a Supervisor of Security Officers at the San Francisco Airport maintenance facility in retaliation for complaints she made regarding these pay disparities, and (3) subjected her to discrimination on account of her age and disability. Now pending before the Court is Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment. (Dkt. No. 73.) Having carefully considered the parties’ filings and having had the benefit of oral argument on February 26, 2015, the Court GRANTS Defendant’s motion.
SUMMARY JUDGMENT EVIDENCE
Plaintiff was hired by United in 1997 as a security officer following her retirement *1093 from the Berkeley Police Department after 15 years of service. In January 2002, Plaintiff was promoted to Supervisor of Security Officers. Plaintiff was one of three supervisors for the security officers at the San Francisco Maintenance Hub, each of whom was assigned to supervise one of the three shifts. During…