Saqqa

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA ----oo0oo---- 11 MAHMOUD SAQQA, No. 2:20-cv-00331 WBS AC Plaintiff, v. ORDER RE DEFENDANTS’ MOTION

FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY; KRIS BALAJI, Defendants. 17 ----oo0oo---- Plaintiff Mahmoud Saqqa brought this action against his former employer San Joaquin County (“the County”) and his former supervisor, Kris Balaji, alleging that defendants discriminated against him and harassed him on the basis of his race and his age in violation of 42 U.S.C. § 1981 and California Government Code § 12940, et seq. (See Compl. (Docket No. 1).) Defendants now move for summary judgment on all claims. (Mot. for Summ. J. (Docket No. 14-1).) I. Factual Background Saqqa began his employment with the County in 1988. (Defs.’ Sep. Statement of Undisputed Material Facts (“Defs.’ SUF”) No. 1 (Docket No. 14-2).) Between 2000 and 2019, Saqqa worked as a…