Khankin

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 ELIYAHU KHANKIN, Case No. 24-cv-04030-SVK

Plaintiff, ORDER ON DEFENDANT'S MOTION v. TO DISMISS COMPLAINT

CSL BEHRING, L.L.C., Re: Dkt. No. 7 Defendant.

Plaintiff Eliyahu Khankin (“Plaintiff” or “Khankin”) is a physician residing in Santa Clara County, California who in July 2021 began working as a remote employee for Defendant CLS Behring, L.L.C. (“Defendant” or “CSL Behring”) as Executive Director of Clinical Pharmacology and Translational Development for the Transplant Therapeutic Area. Dkt. 1 (Complaint) ¶¶ 1, 12. Defendant, which is a Delaware limited liability company with corporate headquarters in Pennsylvania, is a biotechnology company that helps develop therapeutics for those living with serious and rare diseases. Id. ¶ 2. Defendant terminated Plaintiff’s employment in October 2023. Id. ¶ 13. Following his termination, Plaintiff filed a charge of discrimination with the California Civil Rights…