Gonzales v. Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF IDAHO ROMAN T. GONZALES, Case No. 4:20-cv-00102-BLW Plaintiff, MEMORANDUM DECISION AND ORDER v. BATTELLE ENERGY ALLIANCE, LLC, Defendant. INTRODUCTION Before the Court is Defendant’s renewed Motion for Judgment as a Matter of Law or, Alternatively, for New Trial (Dkt. 165). For the reasons described below, the Court will deny the motion. BACKGROUND This is an employment discrimination case stemming from Battelle Energy Alliance’s termination of Roman Gonzales in January 2019 due to his use of prescribed opiates. In August 2024, a seven-member…