Theodore R. Foster III v. Mr. Crane

I. BACKGROUND

Plaintiff Theodore R. Foster III (“Foster”) worked for Defendant Mr. Crane, Inc., (“Mr. Crane”) beginning in April 1996 and until he was terminated on June 25, 2020. (Compl., Doc. 5-1, ¶ 12.) Foster was 59 years old when he was terminated, and he alleges that Mr. Crane replaced him with a young employee in his twenties who had inferior qualifications to and less experience than him. (Id.) On December 18, 2020, Foster initiated this action in Orange County Superior Court, alleging the following twelve state-law claims against Mr. Crane and his former supervisor, Chris Deppe (“Deppe”) (collectively, “Defendants”): (1) Age Discrimination (Cal. Gvt. Code section 12940(a)); (2) Disability Discrimination (Cal. Gvt. Code section 12940(a)); (3) Failure to Engage in the Interactive Process and Provide Reasonable ____________________________________________________________________________

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CIVIL MINUTES – GENERAL

Case No. 8:21-cv-00264-JLS-DFM Date: July 26, 2021 Title: Theodore R. Foster III v. Mr. Crane et al Accommodations (Cal. Gvt. Code section 12940(m, n)); (4) Retaliation (Cal. Gvt. Code…