Fitzgerald

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

This action proceeds on Plaintiff Richard Fitzgerald’s (“Plaintiff’) First Amended Complaint (“FAC”), which seeks to recover damages against Defendants Sheriff John D’Agostini (“D’Agostini”), Under-sheriff Rich Williams (‘Williams”), and El Dorado County (“County”) (collectively “Defendants”) on various legal theories. *1160 Plaintiff asserts three claims against all Defendants: (1) retaliation in violation of the First Amendment; (2) violation of his due process rights; and (3) violation of his equal protection rights. Plaintiff asserts additional claims against the County alone: (4) retaliation under state law; and (5) age discrimination under both state and federal law. 1 Presently before the Court are Defendants’ motions for summary judgment, or alternatively partial summary judgment, pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 56 (ECF No. 31-32), and Defendants’ Motion to Strike Errata Sheet (ECF No. 33), both of which Plaintiff timely opposed. 2 ECF Nos. 31-32, 43. For the following reasons, Defendants’ motions for summary judgment áre GRANTED in part and DENIED in part.

BACKGROUND

In 1991, Plaintiff was hired by the El Dorado County Sheriffs…