Pruitt
Pruitt v. Bayer U.S. LLC
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
LEROY L PRUITT,
Case No. 19-cv-07951-RS Plaintiff, 11 v. ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
BAYER U.S. LLC,
13 Defendant.
15 I. Introduction In this employment discrimination and wrongful termination lawsuit, Defendant Bayer U.S. L.L.C. (“Bayer”) moves for summary judgment. Dkt. 70. Plaintiff Leroy Pruitt opposes the motion. Dkt. 75. In his opposition, however, Pruitt does not meaningfully respond to Bayer’s legal arguments. Pruitt does not provide any evidence to support his opposition, beyond allegations and assertions made in his memorandum in opposition to the motion. Even when making all justifiable inferences in Pruitt’s favor, Masson v. New Yorker Magazine, Inc., 501 U.S. 496, 520 (1991), summary judgment for Bayer is appropriate. Pruitt has not set out evidence to establish a prima facie case of discrimination, harassment, or retaliation based on his…