Skidmore
Skidmore v. The Regents of the University of California
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 6 ALLISON SKIDMORE, Case No. 20-cv-06415-BLF
Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO
v. DISMISS WITHOUT LEAVE TO
AMEND; GRANTING MOTION TO
GREGORY S GILBERT, et al., STRIKE; DENYING MOTION FOR
LEAVE TO AMEND
Defendants. [Re: ECF Nos. 60, 74]
13 This case concerns the fallout from an offensive post made by Plaintiff Allison Skidmore, an animal rights activist and then-Ph.D. candidate at the University of California, Santa Cruz, on her personal Facebook page. An Asian-American online news company picked up the post, which then attracted viral attention and was brought to the attention of university officials. Several faculty members and the Environmental Studies Department issued three statements condemning Skidmore’s comments, which Skidmore alleges resulted in “de facto discipline” and shunning by her fellow students and the Department. Skidmore brings claims under 28 U.S.C. §…