On Sept. 13, 2017, plaintiff Jacob Ofilas, an information technology specialist for Molina Healthcare Inc., offered to resign from his position during the company’s reorganization and downsizing process, which started in the spring of 2017. During that time, the company was offering severance packages to employees who were let go. Ofilas claimed that he offered to resign so that another worker could keep his or her position, in accordance with the company’s policy. Molina Healthcare had the authority to accept or reject the offer, and the company accepted Ofilas’ resignation. However, Ofilas was not given a severance package. Ofilas sued Molina Healthcare Inc., alleging that the company’s actions constituted a breach of contract. Ofilas claimed that, per the company’s employment manual, the right-to-severance contract stated that he should have been paid a severance upon Molina Healthcare accepting his resignation. Defense counsel contended that Ofilas did not tell the company that he had started working at another job in September 2017 and that, as such, Molina Healthcare felt that Ofilas’ violation was a conflict of interest. Counsel also contended that the company was not interested in Ofilas’ offer and that it was at the company’s discretion to accept or reject it., Ofilas sought recovery of $42,269, which was the amount of the severance package that he allegedly should have been paid.