Goddard

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CATHERINE GODDARD, No. 2:18-cv-02659-TLN-CKD Plaintiff, v. ORDER EL DORADO COUNTY, Defendant. 16 This matter is before the Court on Defendant El Dorado County’s (“Defendant” or “County”) Motion for Summary Judgment. (ECF No. 37.) Plaintiff Catherine Goddard (“Plaintiff”) filed an opposition. (ECF No. 51.) Defendant filed a reply. (ECF No. 54.) For the reasons set forth below, the Court GRANTS in part and DENIES in part Defendant’s motion. /// /// /// /// /// /// /// /// I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND1 Plaintiff was hired as Executive Secretary to the El Dorado County Chief Public Defender, Teri Monterosso (“Monterosso”), on March 21, 2017. (ECF No. 52 at 2.) Plaintiff was 57 years old at the time of hire. (Id.) Plaintiff’s job duties included assistance with departmental human resource functions, invoice processing, first-level review of employee timesheets, facilities 6 …