Thomasson

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MATTHEW THOMASSON, ) Case No.: 1:20-cv-01172-BAK (SKO) ) Plaintiff, ) ORDER GRANTING IN PART DEFENDANT’S ) MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT v. ) ) (Doc. 16) SENTINEL TRANSPORTATION, LLC, ) Defendant. ) ) ) Sentinel Transportation, LLC terminated Matthew Thomasson for allegedly lying to his supervisor. Defendant argues that Plaintiff is unable to succeed upon his claims and seeks summary judgment pursuant to Rule 56 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. (Doc. 16.) Having considered the parties’ briefing, and for the reasons set forth below, the motion is GRANTED IN PART. I. Background and Undisputed Material Facts1 Sentinel hired Plaintiff as a driver in May 2018. (Thomasson Depo. at 37:11-13, 39:13-15.) Approximately one year later, Plaintiff was promoted to a dispatcher position. (Id. at 40:3-6, 40:24- 41:1.) As a dispatcher, Plaintiff needed to have fast mental skills,…