Pinder

ORDER

This matter is before the Court pursuant to Defendants Employment Development Department (“EDD”), Richard Rogers and David Derks’s (collectively hereinafter referred to as “Defendants”) Motion for Summary Judgment or, alternatively, Summary Adjudication. (ECF No. 50.) Plaintiff Frank Pinder (“Plaintiff’) opposes Defendants’ motion. (ECF No. 58.) Defendants have filed a reply. (ECF No. 60.) The Court has carefully considered the arguments raised by the parties. For the reasons set forth below, Defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment or, alternatively, Summary Adjudication is GRANTED.

I. Factual Background

Plaintiff is an African American male. (PL’s Resp. to Defs.’ separate statement of undisputed material facts, ECF No. 58-1 at ¶ 1.) On or about January 4, 2010, Plaintiff began working for EDD as a System Software Specialist III Supervisor for the Business Applications Services Group. (ECF No. 58-1 at ¶ 2.) Plaintiff supervised a staff of approximately 20 people. (See *1129 Defs.’ Resp. to Pl.’s separate statement of undisputed material facts, ECF No. 60-3 at ¶ 4.) Plaintiff alleges that he received no “complaints” and was not otherwise “counseled about [his]…