ram singh, Plaintiff, v. the regents of the university of california, Defendant.

Case No.: BC645034

Hearing Date: November 2, 2018

[TENTATIVE] order RE:

PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO TAX COSTS

BACKGROUND

Plaintiff Ram Pyare Singh (“Plaintiff”) was first hired by Defendant The Regents of the University of California (“Defendant”) in 2000 as a senior post-doctoral scientist. In 2003, Plaintiff was appointed as an assistant professor of research within UCLA’s Department of Medicine. In 2009, Plaintiff was promoted to adjunct associate professor of medicine, and again in 2011 to adjunct professor, step 1. Plaintiff was responsible for securing funding for his compensation at UCLA through internal grants and extra-mural funding. Plaintiff alleges that once his Division Chief, Dr. Bevra Hahn, announced her retirement in 2012, the Chair of the Department of Medicine, Dr. Alan Fogelman, rejected Plaintiff’s requests for funding. Plaintiff was ultimately terminated on June 30, 2013. Plaintiff’s a