Haynes

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 8 CARL HAYNES, Case No.: 15-CV-1038-CAB-JLB

Plaintiff,

ORDER RE DEFENDANT’S

v. RENEWED MOTION FOR

SUMMARY JUDGMENT AS TO

HOME DEPOT U.S.A., INC.,

PUNITIVE DAMAGES

Defendant.

14 15 16 This matter is before the Court on Defendant’s renewed motion for summary judgment as to punitive damages. The motion is fully briefed, and the Court deems it suitable for submission without oral argument. For the reasons set forth below, the motion is granted. I. BACKGROUND Plaintiff Carl Haynes (“Plaintiff”) worked as an Assistant Store Manager (“ASM”) for Defendant Home Depot U.S.A., Inc. (“Defendant” or “Home Depot”) from 1987 until his termination in 2013. [Doc. No. 33-6 at p. 4.] The underlying facts of Plaintiff’s employment experience with Home Depot are described in the Court’s order on Home Depot’s first motion for summary judgment, dated May 6, 2016. [Doc. No. 45.] …