Doe

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 6 JOHN DOE, Case No. 21-cv-02602-BLF

Plaintiff,

ORDER DENYING DEFENDANT’S

v. MOTION FOR SUMMARY

JUDGMENT

PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, [Re: ECF No. 34] 11 Defendant. 12 Plaintiff John Doe filed the present action for harassment, discrimination, and retaliation in violation of California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act (“FEHA”). Defendant Progressive seeks summary judgment with respect to all three of Mr. Does’ FEHA claims. The motion is DENIED for the reasons discussed below.1 I. BACKGROUND The timeline and major facts are largely undisputed. Plaintiff is a transgender man who worked at Progressive, a large insurance company, from June 2014 until January 2022. Deposition of Plaintiff (“Plaintiff Dep.”) 25:7-8, 238:6-25. Throughout his time at Progressive, Plaintiff worked both as a Managed Repair Representative (“MRR”) and an Investigator …