MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
ON COMPLAINT OF DIANE CASTILLO
CASTILLO VS GRID
RIC2002198
BY GRID ALTERNATIVES, GRID
ALTERNATIVES
ALTERNATIVES INLAND EMPIRE,
INC.
Tentative
Ruling:
Denied
as
to summary
judgment.
Denied
as
summary
adjudication
of 1st
through 8
th
causes of action.
Granted as to summary adjudication of the 9
th
cause of action and
the claim for punitive damages.
Defendant’s evidentiary objections are overruled.
Factual and procedural background: Plaintiff Diane Castillo (“Plaintiff”) alleges that on 8/11/17,
she
began
working
as
an
Outreach
Coordinator
for defendants
Grid
Alternatives
and
Grid
Alternatives Inland Empire, Inc. (“Defendants”).
(Complaint, ¶ 8.)
On 2/15/18, she was promoted
to Customer Care Specialist, and worked remotely 80 to 90% of the time, coming into the office
once a week.
(Id., ¶¶ 10-13.)
Plaintiff went on maternity leave from 1/17/19 to 5/20/19.
Prior to
returning to work, Plaintiff requested, and her supervisor Liza Noble (“Noble”) approved, Plainti