Brackett

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

STEVE BRACKETT, No. 2:22-cv-00948-MCE-CKD

Plaintiff,

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

v.

COMCAST CABLE

COMMUNICATIONS MANAGEMENT,

LLC, and DOES 1 through 50, inclusive, 16 Defendants.

18 Through the present action, Plaintiff Steve Brackett (“Plaintiff”) seeks damages from his former employer, Defendant Comcast Cable Communications Management, LLC (“Comcast”) as a result of his termination in 2020. In addition to wrongful discharge, Plaintiff asserts various associated claims against Comcast, including causes of action for breach of contract, breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and disability discrimination in contravention of California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act. Although Plaintiff’s lawsuit was initially filed in Sutter County Superior Court, it was removed here on diversity of citizenship grounds pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1332 and 1441. /// Comcast now seeks an order…