Case Number:
19STCV08311
Hearing Date:
October 17, 2023
Dept:
71


Superior Court of California

County of Los Angeles



DEPARTMENT 71



TENTATIVE RULING





JOYCE ALLEN
,




vs.



STAPLES, INC.
, et al.




Case No.:

19STCV08311








Hearing Date:

October 17, 2023






Plaintiff Joyce Allens

motion for summary adjudication of Defendant Staples Contract & Commercial, LLCs 38th affirmative defense is denied.




Plaintiff Joyce Allens (Allen) (Plaintiff) moves for summary adjudication of
Defendant Staples Contract & Commercial, LLCs, (Staples LLC) (
Defendant) 38th affirmative defense, Equal Pay, to her complaint for damages (Complaint) on the basis there is no genuine issue as to any material fact, and Plaintiff is entitled to judgment in her favor as to the affirmative defense as a matter of law.

(Notice of Motion, pg. 2; C.C.P. §437c(f).)



Background

On March 11, 2019, Plaintiff f