MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Walter L. Jackson (“Plaintiff”), appearing pro se and in forma pauperis, brings this action alleging employment discrimination against the Beacon City School District (“Beacon” or “Defendant”). The Court dismissed all claims in the Second Amended Complaint except Plaintiff’s “claims alleging race discrimination, color discrimination, and hostile work environment under Title VII,”, in connection with Plaintiff’s delayed paycheck. (Doc. 33). Defendant filed an Answer to the Second Amended Complaint on September 21, 2021 (Doc. 34), and the Court entered a discovery schedule on December 2, 2021 (Doc. 39). Discovery closed on May 16, 2022. (Id.). Defendant filed a pre-motion letter seeking leave to move for summary judgment and an accompanying Rule 56.1 Statement on June 16, 2022 (Doc. 42). On November 5, 2021, Plaintiff filed his response to Defendant’s pre-motion letter. (Doc. 45). The Court waived its pre-motion conference requirement and set a briefing schedule for Defendant’s motion. (Doc. 47). Defendant filed its motion for summary judgment in accordance with that briefing schedule on August 2, 2022. (Doc. 49; Doc. 50; Doc. 51, “Def. Br.”; Doc. 52, “Def. 56.1″). Plaintiff filed his opposition brief to the motion for summary judgment on September 28, 2022, along with a supporting declaration and affidavit.1 (Doc. 54, “Pl. Br.”; Doc. 55 “Pl. Decl.”; Doc. 56 “Pl. Aff.”). The motion was fully submitted on October 7, 2022, with the filing of Defendant’s reply brief. (Doc. 57). For the reasons set forth below, Defendant’s motion for summary judgment is GRANTED. BACKGROUND The Court recites the facts herein only to the extent necessary to adjudicate the extant motion for summary judgment and draws them from the Second Amended Complaint, Defendant’s Rule 56.1 Statement together with Plaintiff’s responses, and the affidavits submitted in support of and opposition to the motion, together with the attached exhibits. Unless otherwise indicated, the facts cited herein are undisputed. Plaintiff was hired as a bus driver for Beacon in May 2018. (Def. 56.1 1). Plaintiff was paid on a bi-weekly basis and his paychecks were deposited directly into his bank account. (Id.
2, 19). Plaintiff was required to complete daily timesheets to keep track of the time he worked each day. (Id. 3). Plaintiff could submit his timesheet for each pay period to any of the dispatchers in Beacon’s transportation department. (Id.
