Hayes

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 KRISTIN MADELYN HAYES, No. 2:23-cv-00640-TLN-SCR Plaintiff, v. ORDER COUNTY OF YOLO, Defendant. 16 This matter is before the Court on Defendant County of Yolo’s (“Defendant”) Motion to Modify the Scheduling Order. (ECF No. 12.) Plaintiff Kristin Madelyn Hayes (“Plaintiff”) filed an opposition. (ECF No. 14.) Defendant filed a reply. (ECF No. 16.) For the reasons set forth below, the Court DENIES Defendant’s motion. On March 3, 2023, Plaintiff initiated this employment discrimination action in Yolo County Superior Court. (ECF No. 1 at 8.) Plaintiff alleges she was wrongfully terminated from her employment at the Yolo County Sheriff’s Office in retaliation for expressing support on social media for her brother’s campaign for Sheriff. (Id. at 12–16.) Plaintiff brings state law claims under the California Labor Code and a federal claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for violation of the First Amendment. (Id. at 16–22.) …