Opinion
CV 23-3854-GW-JPRx
07-16-2024
BRIAN ARMSTRONG, Plaintiff, v. WB STUDIO ENTERPRISES, INC.; WARNER BROS. ENTERTAINMENT INC.; and DOES 1 through 20, Defendants.
ORDER AND JUDGMENT GRANTING DEFENDANTS' MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
HON. GEORGE H. WU, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
ORDER AND JUDGMENT
Defendants WB Studio Enterprises Inc. and Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.'s (collectively, “Defendants”) Motion for Summary Judgment or, in the Alternative, Partial Summary Judgment (the “Motion”) came on for hearing on May 6, June 10, and July 15, 2024, at 8:30 a.m., in Department 9D of the above-entitled Court, the Honorable George H. Wu presiding. See ECF No. 64. The appearances of the parties are reflected in the transcript.
The Court, having considered all of the papers filed and evidence submitted in conjunction with the Motion, as well as any oral argument presented at the hearing on the Motion, excepting evidence to which the Court specifically sustained objections, HEREBY ORDERS AND ADJUDGES AS FOLLOWS:
Summary judgment as to Plaintiff Brian Armstrong's (“Plaintiff”) Second Amended Complaint is hereby GRANTED in favor of Defendants. The Court hereby finds there are no triable issues of material fact as to the sole Cause of Action for violation of 42 U.S.C. § 1981 et seq. asserted in Plaintiff's Second Amended Complaint, and Defendants are entitled to summary judgment as a matter of law. The Court's previous rulings regarding Defendants' Motion are incorporated by reference herein. See ECF Nos. 73, 74, 75, 84, 93, 94.
IT IS SO ORDERED.