Segura

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 GERARDO SEGURA, Case No. 25-cv-03130-PCP

Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND

v. DENYING IN PART DEFENDANTS’

MOTION TO DISMISS

COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA, et al.,

Defendants.

Plaintiff Gerardo Segura sued the County of Santa Clara and various employees of the County’s Valley Medical Center for firing him in retaliation for reporting alleged safety violations at the hospital. Segura argues that his firing violated the First Amendment, California Government Code Section 12940, and California Labor Code Section 1102.5, and seeks compensatory and punitive damages. Defendants move to dismiss Segura’s suit for failure to state a claim.1 For the following reasons, the Court denies in part and grants in part defendants’ motion to dismiss the First Amendment claim, denies the County’s motion to dismiss the Labor Code claim, and grants the County’s motion to dismiss the Government Code claim.2 BACKGROUND …