HEARING ON MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT FILED BY CHEVRON SHIPPING
COMPANY, LLC
* TENTATIVE RULING: *
Before the Court is a Motion for Summary Judgment or, in the Alternative, for Summary Adjudication (“Motion”), filed by Defendant Chevron Shipping Company, LLC (“CSC”). In 2015 plaintiff was terminated from CSC during a layoff process following a drop in oil prices. Plaintiff was in his 60s and had been working there for approximately 11 years. The termination followed plaintiff’s involuntary transfer into a new position several months earlier, which he alleges was unlawful because it resulted from his whistleblowing and age discrimination. CSC now moves for summary judgment on the ground that it had a legitimate basis for its decisions. The Motion is granted, as discussed below.
I. Background
As a marine shipping company, CSC, a subsidiary of Chevron, is regulated under the International Management Code for the Safe Operation of Ships and for Pollution Prevention ("ISM Code") and I
Hearing Date
November 18, 2020
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HEARING ON MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT FILED BY CHEVRON SHIPPING
COMPANY, LLC
* TENTATIVE RULING: *
Before the Court is a Motion for Summary Judgment or, in the Alternative, for Summary Adjudication (“Motion”), filed by Defendant Chevron Shipping Company, LLC (“CSC”). In 2015 plaintiff was terminated from CSC during a layoff process following a drop in oil prices. Plaintiff was in his 60s and had been working there for approximately 11 years. The termination followed plaintiff’s involuntary transfer into a new position several months earlier, which he alleges was unlawful because it resulted from his whistleblowing and age discrimination. CSC now moves for summary judgment on the ground that it had a legitimate basis for its decisions. The Motion is granted, as discussed below.
I. Background
As a marine shipping company, CSC, a subsidiary of Chevron, is regulated under the International Management Code for the Safe Operation of Ships and for Pollution Prevention ("ISM Code") and I