Bohnert

Bohnert v. Roman Catholic Archbishop

Good Law
67 F. Supp. 3d 1091·2014 WL 4386001·2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 124555
United States District Court, Northern District of CaliforniaSeptember 4, 2014Case No. 14-cv-02854-WHOCalifornia3,524 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

Orrick, J.

Re: Dkt. No.

ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO DISMISS

INTRODUCTION

Plaintiff Kimberly Bohnert has sued the school where she used to teach, Junípero Serra High School, along with the Archdiocese of San Francisco, the Roman Catholic Archbishop of San Francisco (the “Archbishop Corporation”), the Archdiocese of San Francisco Parish and School Juridic Persons Real Property Support Corporation (“Real Property Corporation”), and the Archdiocese of San Francisco Parish, School and Cemetery Juridic Persons Capital Assets Support Corporation (“Capital Assets Corporation”), for hostile environment harassment in violation of Title VII and the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (“FEHA”), and for infliction of emotional distress. 1 Defendants move to dismiss all but the Title VII claims.

Nonprofit religious corporations are exempt from FEHA, so the FEHA claims *1094 against defendants Archdiocese of San Francisco, the Archbishop Corporation, the Real Property Corporation, and the Capital Assets Corporation are DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE. The FEHA claim against Serra is also DISMISSED because Bohnert has pleaded that Serra is an integrated enterprise…

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