Brown v. Simpson Strong-Tie Company, Inc.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 | Gayle W. Brown, No. 2:19-CV-01921-KJM-AC 12 Plaintiff, ORDER 13 Vv. Simpson Strong-Tie Co., Inc. et al., 1S Defendants. 16 17 Plaintiff Gayle W. Brown claims he experienced racially disparate treatment, retaliation, 18 | anda hostile work environment in violation of 42 U.S.C. § 1981. Defendant Simpson Strong-Tie 19 | Co., Inc. (Simpson), his employer, moves for summary judgment. The court submitted the matter 20 | onthe papers. As explained in this order, when Brown’s undisputed evidence is “judged…