Simpson v. Charles Drew Univ. of Medicine
Plaintiff, Joseph Simpson, appeals from a summary judgment and a post-judgment order denying relief from judgment pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure sections 437c and 473, subdivision (b).[1] He argues it was error to grant the summary judgment motion of defendant, Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science, because he: has a constitutional right to wear a beard; has a medical condition that excused him from shaving; has established a prima facie case of discrimination and retaliation; is entitled to relief from judgment because of his excusable mistake made in reliance on the trial court’s tentative ruling at the summary judgment hearing; and mistakenly did not amend his complaint to allege his medical condition because the tentative summary judgment ruling was in his favor as to one of the two causes of action. We affirm the summary judgment and post-judgment order denying relief from judgment under sections 437c and 473, subdivision (b) respectively.
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