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Nature of Suit Code: 442
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Employment
Cause of Action: 42:2000e Job Discrimination (Employment)

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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10. Is there any reason for the Court to apply the “same actor” inference in this case? See

Coghlan, 413 F.3d at 1096-98.

11. Defendant stated in his reply that he moved to strike the May 4 letter to Joe Gunja from

Plaintiff. However, Defendant’s ex parte motion in limine was not filed until April 12,

2007. 

a. Given the substance of the issues raised in that motion, why was it not filed

sooner? Why did Defendant not file a motion regarding this document

immediately after Mr. Gunja’s deposition in February? 

b. Given Defendant’s belated filing, and the need to give Plaintiff an opportunity to

respond to the substance of the motion, what is Defendant’s best argument that

the Court should not rule on the motion for summary judgment before addressing

the issues in the motion in limine?

c. If the Court were to not consider the letter in connection with the motion for

summary judgment, does Plaintiff contend his verbal complaints to Gunja would

be sufficient to establish a prima facie case of retaliation? On what basis does

Plaintiff contend the requisite causal connection between these verbal complaints

and the alleged adverse employment action exists? Does Plaintiff have any legal

authority in support of his position? 

d. If the Court determined that the May 4 letter might be material to the outcome of

the motion for summary judgment, would the parties object to the Court

reserving issuing a ruling until Defendant has had the opportunity to depose

Plaintiff on the basis of the late production of this document? 

12. Do the parties have anything further they wish to address?

Dated: April 12, 2007 

JEFFREY S. WHITE

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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