Goddard

1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 7 THOMAS JOSEPH GODDARD, Case No. 25-cv-06187-JSC 8 Plaintiff, ORDER RE: APPLE'S MOTION TO 9 v. DISMISS AND PLAINTIFF'S MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE A SECOND 10 SLICKDEALS, LLC, and APPLE, INC., AMENDED COMPLAINT 11 Defendants. Re: Dkt. Nos. 15, 18 12 13 Plaintiff Thomas Joseph Goddard, proceeding in forma pauperis without attorney 14 representation, sues Slickdeals, LLC (“Slickdeals”) and Apple Inc. (“Apple”) for discrimination. 15 (Dkt. No. 1.)1 Pending before the Court are Apple’s motion to dismiss Plaintiff’s claims against it 16 and Plaintiff’s motion for leave to file a second amended complaint. (Dkt. Nos. 15, 18.) After 17 carefully considering the arguments and briefing submitted, the Court concludes oral argument is 18 unnecessary, see N.D. Cal. Civ. L.R. 7-1(b), GRANTS Apple’s motion to dismiss, and DENIES 19 Plaintiff’s motion for leave to file a second amended complaint. 20 In sum, as a private complainant, Plaintiff cannot bring a 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-6 claim. As to 21 his other Title VII claim, Plaintiff has not exhausted his administrative remedies, or plausibly 22 alleged discrimination was a…