Swinton

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

10 RICHARD SWINTON, CASE NO. 18-cv-00381-LAB (MDD)

Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR vs. SUMMARY JUDGMENT 13 MARK ESPER, [Dkt. No. 29] Secretary, Department of Defense, Defendant. 16 Richard Swinton brought this suit for employment discrimination and retaliation against his former employer, the Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA), part of the United States Department of Defense. The United States has moved for summary judgment and, for the reasons below, the motion is GRANTED. Background Swinton worked for the DCMA as a Contract Price/Cost Analyst for over a decade until he was fired on August 21, 2015. Dkt. No. 3 at ¶¶ 20-21; Dkt. No. 29-3 at 33; Dkt. No. 33 at No. 1. Among other responsibilities, his written job description tasked him with “cost monitoring.” Dkt. No. 29-2 at 13-15; Dkt. No. 33 at No. 2. Swinton, who is 69 years old, worked directly under two supervisors, both of whom were…