Khankin

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

Plaintiff,

ORDER ON MOTION TO DISMISS

v. FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT

CSL BEHRING, L.L.C., Re: Dkt. No. 18 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. 17 (First Amended Complaint) ¶¶ 1, 11. 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. ¶ 12. Following his termination, Plaintiff filed a charge of discrimination with the…