Andrews
Andrews v. Pride Industries
Opinion
Lead Opinion
Mueller, J.
ORDER
From May 2009 until November 2012, Napoleon Andrews worked for PRIDE Industries, leading a crew of disabled employees at Travis Air Force Base (AFB) in Fairfield, California. Starting in May 2012, Mr. Andrews went on leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), taking an extended absence he attributed to stress and anxiety stemming from racial and disability discrimination in the workplace. Near the end of his FMLA leave, Mr. Andrews was terminated. In September 2014, Mr. Andrews filed this suit against PRIDE and his supervisor there, Jean Zurbuchen, alleging a variety of violations, including racial and disability discrimination, retaliation, harassment, and wrongful termination. After the close of discovery, both defendants have moved for summary judgment.
At hearing on defendants’ motion, Andrea Rosa appeared for Mr. Andrews, and David Daniels and Jennifer Calderon Schmuldt appeared for PRIDE and Ms. Zurbuchen. ECF No. 86. As explained below, defendants’ motion is GRANTED in PART and DENIED in PART.
I. PROCEDURAL HISTORY
Mr. Andrews originally filed this action against PRIDE and Ms. Zurbuchen on September 16, 2014 in the Solano County Superior Court. First Am.…