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MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT / Notice Of Motion And Motion For Summary Judgment Or, In The Alternative, For Summary Adjudication Of Issues
SF Superior Court - Law & Motion / Discovery Dept 302 - CGC24617078 - January 12, 2026 Hearing date: January 12, 2026 Case number: CGC24617078 Case title: MEGAN GOSPE VS. BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE CALIFORNIA STATE ET AL Case Number: | | CGC24617078 | Case Title: | | MEGAN GOSPE VS. BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE CALIFORNIA STATE ET AL | Court Date: | | 2026-01-12 09:00 AM | Calendar Matter: | | MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT / Notice Of Motion And Motion For Summary Judgment Or, In The Alternative, For Summary Adjudication Of Issues | Rulings: | | Set for Law and Motion/Discovery Calendar on Monday January 12, 2026, Line 7.
1 - Defendant's unopposed motion for summary judgment is GRANTED. "A party may move for summary judgment in an action or proceeding if it is contended that the action has no merit or that there is no defense to the action or proceeding." (Code of Civil Procedure section 437c(a)(1).) "The motion for summary judgment shall be granted if all the papers submitted show that there is no triable issue as to any material fact and that the moving party is entitled to a judgment as a matter of law." (Code of Civil Procedure section 437c(c).)
The moving party must make an initial showing, based upon affirmative evidence, that summary judgment must be granted. (Aguilar v. Atlantic Richfield Company (2001) 25 Cal.4th 826, 850.) If the movant meets this initial burden, the burden then shifts to the opposing party to show that a triable issue of one or more material facts exists. The court liberally construes the evidence in support of the party opposing summary judgment and resolves doubts concerning the evidence in favor of that party. (Hughes v. Pair (2009) 46 Cal.4th 1035, 1039.) The moving party bears the burden of persuasion "from the commencement to conclusion" to show "that there is no triable issue of material fact and that [it] is entitled to judgment as a matter of law." (Ibid.)
Here, the undisputed evidence demonstrates, inter alia, that: (1) defendant accommodated plaintiff (Undisputed Material Fact ("UMF") 43, 21), (2) defendant terminated plaintiff based on performance issues, not improper animus (UMF 47), and (3) defendant did not make offensive comments regarding plaintiff's disabilities (UMF 49). Based on the undisputed evidence, plaintiff cannot establish her claims and the court GRANTS summary judgment.
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