Zavala

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ARMANDO ZAVALA, No. 1:19-cv-00239-DAD-SKO Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING DEFENDANTS’

MOTION FOR JUDGMENT ON THE

v. PLEADINGS, OR ALTERNATIVELY,

MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

KRUSE-WESTERN, INC., et al., (Doc. No. 54) Defendants.

16 This matter is before the court on the motion for judgment on the pleadings filed on behalf of defendant Kevin Kruse and defendants the Kruse-Western, Inc. Board of Directors and Administration Committee (collectively, “defendants”) on December 6, 2019. (Doc. No. 54.) Plaintiff Armando Zavala filed his opposition brief and defendants filed their reply thereto. (Doc. Nos. 58, 61.) Pursuant to Local Rule 230(g) and the undersigned’s standing order addressing the ongoing judicial emergency in the Eastern District of California, the court took this matter under submission on February 18, 2020 to be decided on the papers, without holding a hearing. For the reasons set forth below, the court will…