Woodward v. Emulex Corp., No. 12-1612 (1st Cir. 2013)
Annotate this CasePlaintiff was hired by Employer in 2000 and began working as part of a five-person sales team. In 2009, Employer reduced the sales team to two employees and terminated Defendant. Plaintiff was fifty-five years old at the time. Plaintiff subsequently file a complaint with the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (MCAD), alleging age discrimination. MCAD dismissed Plaintiff's complaint for a lack of probable cause. Plaintiff then brought suit in state court, claiming age discrimination under Massachusetts law. Employer removed the case to the U.S. district court based on diversity jurisdiction. Thereafter, the district court granted Employer's motion for summary judgment. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that the district court did not err (1) in partially denying Plaintiff's third motion to compel; (2) in quashing deposition notices for three of Employer's employees; and (3) in granting summary judgment to Employer.
The court issued a subsequent related opinion or order on May 21, 2013.
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