Sandler

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 HANDAL & ASSOCIATES, INC., Case No.: 3:18-cv-169-L-AGS

Plaintiff,

v.

ORDER ON DEFENDANT’S

JONATHAN BRUCE SANDLER, MOTION FOR SUMMARY

Defendant. JUDGMENT (ECF 101) 16 Pending before the Court is Defendant Johnathan Bruce Sandler’s (“Sandler”) motion for summary judgment. (ECF 101). Plaintiff Handal and Associates (“H&A”) opposed, and Sandler replied. (ECFs 102-103). The Court decides the matter without oral argument. See Civ. L. R. 7.1. For the reasons stated below, the Court GRANTS the motion. LEGAL STANDARD Summary judgment is appropriate where the record, taken in the light most favorable to the opposing party, indicates “that there is no genuine dispute as to any material fact and the movant is entitled to judgment as a matter of law.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(a); see Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc., 477 U.S. 242, 247-48 (1986) (explaining the standard); Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, 477 U.S. 317, 322-324 (1986).…