Roberts v. International Business Machines Corp.

OPINION AND ORDER 1

JAMES H. PAYNE, District Judge.

Before the Court are Defendant International Business Machines Incorporated’s (IBM’s) Motion for Summary Judgment,2 Plaintiffs Response to Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment,3 and Defendant’s Reply in Support of Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment.4 For the reasons cited below, Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment is GRANTED.5

BACKGROUND

A. Undisputed Material Facts6

The instant case arises from the termination of Plaintiff George M. Roberts, an *1071at-will employee, from Defendant IBM’s Global Business Services Unit.7 Plaintiff was an…