Singh
Singh v. Costco Wholesale Corporation
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
JAYASHREE SINGH, Case No. 20-cv-08180-NC Plaintiff,
ORDER DENYING THE PARTIES’
v. MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY
JUDGMENT
COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION, Re: ECF 62, 64 14 Defendant. 15 Presently before the Court is Plaintiff Jayashree Singh’s partial motion for summary judgment as to liability, and Defendant Costco Wholesale Corporation’s (“Costco”) cross- motion for summary judgment. Both motions cut to the core of this dispute – whether Costco can be construed as having constructive notice of the hazardous condition that caused Plaintiff’s fall. While Plaintiff has raised a genuine issue of fact to this point, she has not conclusively established that Costco possessed constructive knowledge as a matter of law. Therefore, the Court DENIES both motions for summary judgment. I. BACKGROUND On September 4, 2018, Plaintiff visited the Costco retail store located at 6898 Raleigh Road, San Jose, CA 95119. ECF 1, Ex. A (“Compl.”)…