Rucker

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RAS HEZEKIAH TAFARI, Case No. 2:22-cv-1666-DAD-JDP (PS) Plaintiff, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS YVETTE TUCKER, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff’s second amended complaint was brought against defendant Federal Express Corporation, alleging that it violated plaintiff’s rights under Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act by forcing him to provide a social security number in order to secure employment—a policy to which he objects on the basis of his religious beliefs. ECF No. 6 at 16-18. On April 3, 2024, the court dismissed plaintiff’s second amended complaint without leave to amend, finding that plaintiff failed to state a cognizable Title VII religious discrimination claim because “defendant would violate federal law if it were to hire plaintiff without obtaining a social security number; [thus,] requiring defendant to do so would, as a matter of law, impose an undue [burden] on defendant.” ECF No. 10; see ECF No. 8. The…