Romero

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 SERGIO ROMERO, No. 2:24-cv-3143 AC Plaintiff, v. ORDER TRIBUNE MEDIA COMPANY, Defendant. 16 This case is before the undersigned for all purposes pursuant to the consent of the parties. ECF No. 14. Defendant moves to dismiss, ECF No. 17, and plaintiff opposes the motion, ECF No. 18. Defendant replied. ECF No. 21. The parties appeared by counsel before the undersigned for a hearing on March 19, 2025. Having carefully considered all arguments, the motion to dismiss is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part. I. Background A. The Complaint The operative First Amended Complaint (“FAC”) asserts five causes of action related to the termination of plaintiff’s employment. ECF No. 15. According to the FAC, plaintiff began his employment with defendant Tribune Media Company on October 31, 2018, as an Account Executive at KTXL FOX40 in Sacramento, California. Id. at 4. …