Brown v. City of Sacramento

*589Plaintiff Wendell Brown sued his employer, the City of Sacramento (City), for racial discrimination and retaliation in violation of the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA). ( Gov. Code, § 12900 et seq. ) A jury returned a verdict in Brown's favor. The City moved for judgment notwithstanding the verdict and a new trial. The trial court granted the motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict in part, finding that Brown failed to exhaust administrative remedies with respect to some of the *590acts found to be retaliatory. The trial court denied the motion with respect to other acts…