Pruitt

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 14 TIMOTHY PRUITT, No. 2:17-cv-00822-JAM-AC Plaintiff, v. ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND

DENYING PLAINTIFF’S BILL OF

GENENTECH, INC., COSTS, AND GRANTING IN PART AND

DENYING IN PART DEFENDANT’S BILL

Defendant. OF COSTS 20 Timothy Pruitt filed a lawsuit in Solano County Superior Court after Genentech, Inc. fired him in July 2016. His ten- count complaint alleged violations of the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (“FEHA”), California Labor Code Section 1102.5, the California Family Rights Act (“CFRA”), and the Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”). Compl., ECF No. 1-1. He also raised defamation and wrongful termination claims. Id. Genentech removed this case to federal court. Notice of Removal, ECF No. 1. The Court dismissed Pruitt’s defamation claim. ECF No. 18. Furthermore, the Court granted Genentech summary judgment on Pruitt’s FEHA discrimination claim, CFRA claim,…