Barnes v. Caterpillar Inc

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA HAMMOND DIVISION AT LAFAYETTE DARIN BARNES, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) No. 4:21 CV 49 ) CATERPILLAR, INC., ) ) Defendant. ) OPINION and ORDER This matter is before the court on defendant’s motion for summary judgment. For the reasons that follow, defendant’s motion is granted. I. BACKGROUND This employment discrimination case arises from plaintiff Darin Barnes’ employment with defendant Caterpillar, Inc. (DE # 1.) Plaintiff began working for defendant as a Machinist Technician in October 2011, at the age of 42. (DE # 27-1 at 5.) At the…