Leonard
Leonard v. Tegna, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 BOBBIE LEONARD, Case No.: 20cv1612-LL-KSC
Plaintiff,
ORDER ON DEFENDANT’S
v. MOTION FOR SUMMARY
JUDGMENT
KFMB-TV, LLC,
Defendant. [ECF No. 45] 16 Currently before the Court is Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment. ECF No. 45. The motion has been fully briefed and is suitable for submission without oral argument. ECF No. 60. For the below reasons, the motion is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART. I. BACKGROUND KFMB-TV, LLC (“KFMB”) is a television station in San Diego. ECF No. 54. In January 2000, KFMB hired Plaintiff as a part-time writer. Plaintiff remained with KFMB until August 2001 when she resigned to pursue opportunities outside of the broadcasting field. Plaintiff rejoined KFMB in November 2011 as a part-time weekend night Assignment Desk Editor. In February 2018, TEGNA Inc. (“Tegna”) purchased KFMB. Between 2017 and April 2019, Plaintiff was not…