Barry Mauldin v. Costco Wholesale Corporation

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI WESTERN DIVISION BARRY MAULDIN, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Case No. 4:24-cv-00757-RK ) COSTCO WHOLESALE ) CORPORATION, ) ) Defendant. ) ORDER Plaintiff asserts an age-discrimination claim against Defendant Costco Wholesale Corporation under the Missouri Human Rights Act (“MHRA”), alleging that Costco unlawfully discriminated against him based on his age when he was denied promotion to three Department Manager positions in October 2023 because he was not “marked ready.”1 Now before the Court is Defendant Costco’s motion for…