California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Matthews v. Dep't of Veterans Affairs, E071918 (Cal. App. 2020):
Thus, in trial court, Matthews relied only on broad, conclusory statements in contending that she was performing competently in her position, and in contending that racial animus existed, Matthews relied on no evidence whatsoever. (See Bozzi v. Nordstrom, Inc., supra, 186 Cal.App.4th at p. 761 [declarations must "state facts and not
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just conclusions" in order to constitute admissible evidence].) This was insufficient to raise a triable factual issue.
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