Loza

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

THOMAS LOZA, Plaintiff, No. C 20-06705 WHA

v. ORDER RE MOTION FOR

SUMMARY JUDGMENT;

INTEL AMERICAS, INC., REFERRING CASE TO

MEDIATION

Defendant.

15 INTRODUCTION Plaintiff alleges defendant terminated him because of his age and to prevent him from obtaining benefits under defendant’s retirement plan in violation of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act, and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. To the extent stated, the motion is GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART. This case is REFERRED to Magistrate Judge Nathanael Cousins for mediation. STATEMENT Defendant Intel Americas, Inc., headquartered in Santa Clara, is a subsidiary of Intel Corporation, the semiconductor developer and manufacturing giant. At all relevant times, defendant has maintained an “employee benefit plan” within…