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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 KYUNG SOOK JONES, Case No. 18-cv-07569-HSG Plaintiff, FINDINGS OF FACT AND

CONCLUSIONS OF LAW

v. MEGAN J. BRENNAN, Defendant. 12 I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiff Kyung Sook Jones alleges that the United States Postal Service (“USPS”) sent her home early in retaliation for Plaintiff’s filing of an Equal Employment Opportunity (“EEO”) complaint. Following the Court’s Order Granting in Part and Denying in Part Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment, the sole remaining cause of action in this matter is Plaintiff’s retaliation claim under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, codified at 42 U.S.C, § 2000e–3. See Dkt. No. 50. On March 16, 2021, the Court granted Defendant’s request to bifurcate the trial, with a liability phase to be followed by a damages phase if necessary. The liability phase of this matter was tried to the Court, sitting without a jury, on March 29, 2021. At trial, Defendant moved for judgment as a matter of law…