Imblum v. The Code Corporation et alMOTION for Partial Summary JudgmentS.D. Cal.December 11, 20171 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Case No. 16-CV-2110-CAB-BGS DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR PARTIAL SUMMARY JUDGMENT Frank L. Tobin CA Bar No. 166344 frank.tobin@ogletree.com Daniel J. Kanter CA Bar No. 271619 daniel.kanter@ogletree.com Catherine J. Hampton CA Bar No. 285864 catherine.hampton@ogletree.com OGLETREE, DEAKINS, NASH, SMOAK & STEWART, P.C. 4370 La Jolla Village Drive, Suite 990 San Diego, CA 92122 Telephone: 858.652.3100 Facsimile: 858.652.3101 Attorneys for Defendants THE CODE CORPORATION dba CODE CORPORATION (erroneously sued as The Code Corporation d.b.a. Code Corporation, an unknown California business entity) and GEORGE E. POWELL; and Counter-claimant GEORGE E. POWELL UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA TRACIE IMBLUM, an individual, Plaintiff, v. THE CODE CORPORATION, d.b.a. CODE CORPORATION, an unknown California business entity; GEORGE E. POWELL, an individual; and DOES 1 through 25, Inclusive, Defendants. Case No. 16-CV-2110-CAB-BGS DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR PARTIAL SUMMARY JUDGMENT Date: December 8, 2017 Courtroom: 4C Complaint Filed: July 18, 2016 Removal: August 19, 2016 Trial Date: April 9, 2018 GEORGE E. POWELL, an individual, Counter-Claimant, v. TRACIE IMBLUM, Counter-Defendant. PER CHAMBERS RULES, NO ORAL ARGUMENT UNLESS SEPARATELY ORDERED BY THE COURT Case 3:16-cv-02110-CAB-AGS Document 105 Filed 12/11/17 PageID.1550 Page 1 of 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 1 Case No. 16-CV-2110-CAB-BGS DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR PARTIAL SUMMARY JUDGMENT PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT on December 8, 2017 in Courtroom 4C of the above-entitled Court, located at 221 West Broadway, San Diego, California 92101, Defendants The Code Corporation dba Code Corporation (“Code”) and George E. Powell (“Powell”) (collectively “Defendants”) will move this Court under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 56, for an order granting partial summary judgment against Plaintiff Tracie Imblum (“Plaintiff”) on Plaintiff’s third cause of action for retaliation under the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (“FEHA”). The motion is made because: 1. Plaintiff has failed to create a genuine dispute of material fact over whether she suffered any adverse employment action; and 2. Plaintiff cannot establish a causal link between any alleged activity protected under FEHA and any adverse employment action. The motion will be based on this notice, the accompanying points and authorities, the declaration of Frank L. Tobin and the supporting evidence attached thereto, the pleadings and papers on file, any other document that may be properly judicially noticed, and any other evidence and argument as presented at the hearing. DATED: November 3, 2017 OGLETREE, DEAKINS, NASH, SMOAK & STEWART, P.C. By: /s/ Frank L. Tobin Frank L. Tobin Daniel J. Kanter Catherine J. Hampton Attorneys for Defendants THE CODE CORPORATION dba CODE CORPORATION and GEORGE E. POWELL; and Counter-claimant GEORGE E. POWELL 31861765.1 Case 3:16-cv-02110-CAB-AGS Document 105 Filed 12/11/17 PageID.1551 Page 2 of 2
