Velarde

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 LUZ VELARDE, Case No. 18-cv-03749-HSG

Plaintiff, ORDER ON SUMMARY JUDGMENT

MOTION

v. Re: Dkt. No. 54 DMV, Defendant.

Pending before the Court is Defendant Department of Motor Vehicles’ (“DMV”) Motion for Summary Judgment. Dkt. No. 54 (“Mot.”), 55 (“Opp.”), 56 (“Reply”). For the reasons provided below, the Court GRANTS IN PART and DENIES IN PART Defendant’s motion. I. BACKGROUND Plaintiff Luz Velarde began working for DMV on May 14, 2018, and is currently employed there as a Senior Motor Vehicle Technician. See Dkt. No. 54-3 at 105 (Ex. 10). On August 5, 2015, Plaintiff contacted the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) to complain about alleged discrimination at her workplace. Id. at 46 (Ex. 3). She officially filed a charge of discrimination based on race (Hispanic) and national origin (Mexican) on November 2, 2015. Id. at 47. Plaintiff declares that in April 2013, her former…