BARNES v. OFFICE DEPOT, INC.

Filing 27

ORDER granting in part and denying in part 17 Motion for Summary Judgment. Summary Judgment is GRANTED as to Counts I & III & DENIED as to Counts II, IV & as to Pltf.'s claim for punitive damages. Signed by Judge Joseph H. Rodriguez on 11/24/09. (drw, )

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY CHRISTINA BARNES : : Plaintiff, : : v. : : OFFICE DEPOT, INC., : : : Defendant. : _______________________________

Hon. Joseph H. Rodriguez Civil Action No. 08-1703

ORDER

This matter having come before the Court upon the motion for summary judgment filed by Defendant Office Depot, Inc. pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 56; and The Court having reviewed the submissions of the parties and having heard oral argument on the motion on November 4, 2009; For the reasons expressed on the record on that date and for the reasons expressed in the accompanying Opinion of even date, IT IS on this 24th day of November 2009 hereby ORDERED that Defendant's summary judgment motion [17] is granted in part and denied in part: Summary judgment is granted as to Count I and Count III; Summary judgment is denied as to Count II, Count IV, and as to Plaintiff's claim for punitive damages.

/s/ Joseph H. Rodriguez HON. JOSEPH H. RODRIGUEZ, United States District Judge