Bonner

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ERNEST L. BONNER, JR., M.D., No. 2:19-cv-00674-MCE-JDP Plaintiff, v. MEMORANDUM AND ORDER RITE AID CORPORATION, and DOES 1 through 50, 15 Defendants. 16 17 On April 22, 2019, Plaintiff Ernest L. Bonner, Jr., M.D. (“Plaintiff”) initiated the present action against Defendant Thrifty Payless, Inc., doing business as Rite Aid (erroneously sued as Rite Aid Corporation) (“Defendant” or “Rite Aid”), pursuant to this Court’s diversity jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1332. Presently before the Court is Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment or, alternatively, Adjudication of Issues, which has been fully briefed. ECF Nos. 66 (“Def.’s Mot.”), 69 (“Pl.’s Opp’n”), 71. For the reasons set forth below, Defendant’s Motion is GRANTED.1 /// /// 27 1 Because oral argument would not have been of material assistance, the Court ordered this matter submitted on the briefs. E.D. Local Rule 230(g). BACKGROUND 2 A. Factual Background2 4…