Arakji
Arakji v. Microchip Technology, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 6 MAZEN ARAKJI, Case No. 19-cv-02936-BLF
Plaintiff,
ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S
v. MOTION FOR SUMMARY
JUDGMENT
MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY, INC.,,
Defendant.
12 Before the Court is Plaintiff Mazen Arakji’s motion for summary judgment in this action arising from Defendant Microchip Technology, Inc.’s (“Microchip”) failure to hire Arakji for a senior firmware engineer position. Mot., ECF 89. Arakji alleges that Microchip did not hire him because of his national origin, religion, and disability. See generally First Am. Compl. (“FAC”), ECF 22. No hearing was set for this motion, which constitutes Plaintiff’s one motion for summary judgment that the Court allows per side in the life of the case. See Standing Order for Civil Cases § VI.A. Because there are disputed issues of material fact as to pretext, Arakji’s motion is DENIED. I. BACKGROUND Arakji is a 38-year-old male, who for…