Oreizi

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 5 FARSHAD OREIZI, CASE NO. 1:18-cv-00662-AWI-EPG

Plaintiff,

ORDER ON MOTIONS IN LIMINE

v.

COUNTY OF FRESNO and DOES (Doc. Nos. 40 & 44) through 20, inclusive, 10 Defendants. 11 12 INTRODUCTION This case arises from Plaintiff Farshad Oreizi’s former employment with Defendant County of Fresno (“the County”). A majority of Oreizi’s action is predicated on his allegations of the County’s actions of discrimination and retaliation based on his national origin. As drawn from the complaint, Oreizi was born in Iran, immigrated to the United States at the age of 15, became a naturalized American citizen, and continues to have an Iranian accent. From 1996 until March 2017, Oreizi worked in the County’s Department of Agriculture. In 2007, he rose to a position supervising the largest district within that department. In 2009, Oreizi’s supervisor Les Wright told him “don’t side with the bad guys,” when Oreizi requested leave to go to Iran for his…