Christopher Peterson v. National Railroad Passenger Corporation

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

Case No.: 2:22-cv-05485-MEMF-SK

CHRISTOPHER PETERSON,

12 Plaintiff/s, ORDER GRANTING SUMMARY JUDGMENT PURSUANT TO RULE 56(f) v.

NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER

CORPORATION; and DOES 1-10, inclusive, Defendant/s. 18

20 Before the Court are the parties’ briefs regarding the Court’s notice of intent to grant summary judgment in favor of Plaintiff and partial summary judgment in favor of Defendant pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 56(f). ECF Nos. 55, 57. For the reasons stated herein, the Court GRANTS SUMMARY JUDGMENT to Plaintiff Christopher Peterson on his second cause of action for wrongful termination in violation of public policy. 26 / / / / / / I. Background A. Factual Background Plaintiff Christopher Peterson (“Peterson”) was employed by Defendant National Railroad Passenger Corporation (“Amtrak”) as a locomotive engineer. On August 12, 2018, Peterson went to purchase drugs at a train…