BROAD v. THE HOME DEPOT U.S.A., INC. et al

Filing 32

ORDER granting in part and denying in part 22 Motion for Summary Judgment. Signed by Judge Stanley R. Chesler on 6/30/16. (tjg, )

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY
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ROBERT BROAD,
Plaintiff,
v.
THE HOME DEPOT U.S.A., INC., et al.,
Defendants.

Civil Action No. 14-771 (SRC)

ORDER

CHESLER, District Judge
This matter came before the Court upon the motion for summary judgment filed by
Defendants Home Depot U.S.A., Inc. (“Home Depot”), Brock Darby and Scott Matthews
(collectively, “Defendants”). Plaintiff, Robert M. Broad (“Plaintiff” or “Broad”), has opposed the
motion. The Court has considered the papers filed by the parties. For the reasons stated in the
accompanying Opinion,
IT IS on this 30th day of June, 2016,
ORDERED that Defendants’ motion for summary judgment, pursuant to Federal Rule of
Civil Procedure 56 [Docket No. 22], will be and hereby is GRANTED in part and DENIED in
part; and it is further
ORDERED that, pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 56, summary judgment is
GRANTED in Defendants’ favor, and judgment is hereby entered for Defendants on Counts Four
and Five of Plaintiff’s Complaint for retaliation in violation of CEPA and NJLAD; and it is further

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ORDERED that, pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 56, summary judgment is
GRANTED in Defendants’ favor, and judgment is hereby entered for Defendants on the issue of
punitive damages; and it is further
ORDERED that Defendants’ motion for summary judgment will be and hereby is
otherwise DENIED.

s/ Stanley R. Chesler
STANLEY R. CHESLER
United States District Judge

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