Kaye
Kaye v. Board of Trustees of the San Diego County Public Law Library
Opinion
Opinion
Hayes, J.
ORDER
The matter before the Court is the Motion for Partial Remand, filed by Plaintiff Michael Kaye. (Doc. # 7).
Background
On April 18, 2007, Plaintiff filed a Complaint in the Superior Court of California against the San Diego County Public Law Library (“Law Library”), Board of Trustees of the Law Library (“Board of Trustees”), Robert Riger, individually and in his official capacity as Director of the Law Library, and Joan Alien-Hart, individually and in her official capacity as Assistant Director of the Law Library (collectively “Defendants”). Notice of Removal, p. 1-2. (Doc. # 1).
The Complaint alleges that Plaintiff was employed by the Law Library as a full-time reference librarian. The Complaint alleges that on March 5, 2006, Plaintiff disseminated a nine-page email (“Email”) to Defendant Alien-Hart and all full-time reference librarians on the Law Library reference staff which addressed “several matters of public concern,” including the discontinuance by Law Library management of library classroom programs for the education of self-represented litigants. Id. at 3. The Complaint alleges that on or about March 21, 2006, Defendants initiated disciplinary proceedings…