Robinson
Robinson v. Ahuja
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 DOUGLAS E. ROBINSON, Case No. 20-cv-07907-JSC
Plaintiff,
ORDER RE: DEFENDANT’S MOTION
v. FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
KIRAN AHUJA, Re: Dkt. No. 55 Defendant.
12 Douglas Robinson, a former federal employee, brings claims for employment discrimination on the basis of race and age arising from Defendant’s failure to promote him to a GS-13 grade in fiscal year 2014. (Dkt. No. 20.) Before the Court is Defendant’s motion for summary judgment. (Dkt. No. 55.) Having carefully considered the briefing, and with the benefit of oral argument on December 15, 2022, the Court GRANTS the motion. Based on the summary judgment record, no reasonable trier of fact could find that Mr. Robinson qualified for the promotion or that he was not promoted because of his race or age. FACTUAL BACKGROUND Mr. Robinson was an employee of the United States Office of Personnel Management (“OPM”) who teleworked full-time from…