Charles Merrick v. Hilton Worldwide, Inc.

OPINION

ZOUHARY, District Judge:

Charles Merrick appeals the district court’s order granting summary judgment in favor of Hilton Worldwide and CHH Torrey Pines Tenant Corporation (collectively, “Hilton”) on his age discrimination claims. We affirm.

Background

Merrick’s Tenure at the Hotel

Appellant Charles Merrick was sixty-years old in July 2012, when he was terminated from his position as Director of Property Operations at the Hilton La Jolla Torrey Pines Hotel (“the Hotel”) as part of a reduction-in-workforce (“RIF”). Merrick began his career in hotel operations as a maintenance mechanic for…