Judge: Melvin D. Sandvig, Case: 23CHCV01435, Date: 2023-10-17 Tentative Ruling

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Case Number: 23CHCV01435    Hearing Date: November 3, 2023    Dept: F47

Dept. F47

Date: 11/3/23

Case #23CHCV01435

 

DEMURRER TO THE FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT

 

Demurrer filed on 9/20/23.

 

MOVING PARTY: Defendants Randy Chung, Julie Hall Panameno, Leanne Hannah, David Palmer, Jeri-Lynn Reid and Shiwonda Wynn

RESPONDING PARTY: Plaintiff Geraldine Parker

NOTICE: ok

 

Demurrer is to the entire First Amended Complaint:

            1.  Violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

            2.  Wrongful Termination of Employment in Violation of Public Policy

            3.  Violation of Labor Code 1102.5

            4.  Retaliation in Violation of FEHA

            5.  Violation of Labor Code 232.5

            6.  Government Code Section 911.2

            7.  Government Code Section 945.6

            8.  Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress

            9.  Negligent Hiring, Supervision and Retention

            10. Failure to Take All Reasonable Steps Necessary to Prevent Discrimination, Retaliation, and Harassment in Violation of FEHA

            11. Negligence/Negligent Infliction of Emotional Distress

 

RULING: The demurrer is placed off calendar.    

 

SUMMARY OF FACTS & PROCEDURAL HISTORY

 

This action arises out of Plaintiff Geraldine Parker’s (Plaintiff) claim that she was retaliated against and wrongfully terminated from her employment as a Library Aide with Defendant Los Angeles Unified School District (the District) due to her sincerely held religious beliefs which she claims exempted her from the requirement to receive the Covid-19 vaccine.  (See First Amended Complaint (FAC) p.2:5-14, ¶¶1, 16-52).  Plaintiff also alleges that during her employment she “suffered racial discrimination from some of the teachers” and was retaliated against for reporting the discrimination.  (FAC ¶¶15, 100). 

 

On 5/17/23, Plaintiff, representing herself, filed this action against the District and several of its employees.  On 6/7/23, Plaintiff filed her operative First Amended Complaint against the District and several of its employees for: (1) Violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964;

(2) Wrongful Termination of Employment in Violation of Public Policy; (3) Violation of Labor Code 1102.5; (4) Retaliation in Violation of FEHA;  (5) Violation of Labor Code 232.5;

(6) Government Code Section 911.2; (7) Government Code Section 945.6; (8) Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress; (9) Negligent Hiring, Supervision and Retention; (10) Failure to Take All Reasonable Steps Necessary to Prevent Discrimination, Retaliation, and Harassment in Violation of FEHA and (11) Negligence/Negligent Infliction of Emotional Distress.

 

On 8/9/23, the District and its certain of its employees, Alberto Carvalho, Adam Grable and Kristen Kaiser Murphy (Individual Defendants and collectively with the District, Defendants) filed and served a demurrer to the entire First Amended Complaint and a motion to strike seeking an order striking Plaintiff’s representation that she is an attorney made on page 1 line 3 of the First Amended Complaint.  On 10/17/23, the Court sustained the demurrer with leave to amend, in part, and without leave to amend, in part, and granted the motion to strike without leave to amend.  (See 10/17/23 Minute Order). 

 

On 9/20/23, Defendants Randy Chung, Julie Hall Panameno, Leanne Hannah, David Palmer, Jer-Lynn Reid and Shiwonda Wynn (Defendants) filed the instant demurrer to the entire First Amended Complaint.  On 10/23/23, Plaintiff filed and served an opposition to the demurrer.  Also, on 10/23/23, Plaintiff filed and served a Request for Dismissal of the First Amended Complaint as to Defendants David Palmer, Jer-Lynn Reid, Julie Hall-Panameno, Leanne Hannah, Randy Chung, Shiwonda Wynn, Megan K. Reilly and Jeanie Raphelt.  On 10/25/23, the Defendants filed a reply to the opposition with a notation that it was filed “in an abundance of caution” because the Request for Dismissal had not yet been entered.  (See Reply, p.2 fn.1).

 

ANALYSIS

 

The dismissal of the demurring Defendants from the First Amended Complaint on 10/23/23 renders the instant demurrer moot. 

 

CONCLUSION

 

The demurrer is placed off calendar as moot.