Walker

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 HANNAH WALKER, Case No.: 23-cv-1521-CAB-KSC

Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING-IN-PART AND

v. DENYING-IN-PART DEFENDANT

DICK’S SPORTING GOODS

MIKE MARTINEZ, et al.,

MOTION TO DISMISS FIRST

Defendants. AMENDED COMPLAINT

16 [Doc. No. 26] 17 On April 9, 2024, Defendant Dick’s Sporting Goods (“DSG”) filed a motion to dismiss the first amended complaint (“FAC”). The motion has been fully briefed, and the Court finds it suitable for determination on the papers. For the reasons set forth below, the motion is hereby GRANTED-IN-PART and DENIED-IN-PART. I. ALLEGATIONS IN THE FAC On April 14, 2023, Plaintiff Hannah Walker, an African American woman, walked into the Dick’s Sporting Goods store located in the Escondido Promenade Mall and started browsing the store. [FAC at ¶¶ 7-9]. When she walked in, an employee of the store named Derrick Johnson allegedly reported over an unidentified radio…