Videckis

ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART MOTION TO DISMISS

Presently before the Court is Defendant Pepperdine University (“Pepperdine”)’s Motion to Dismiss the First Amended Complaint pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6) (the “Motion”). (Dkt. No. 13.) Having considered the parties’ submissions and heard oral argument, the Court GRANTS in part and DENIES in part the Motion and adopts the following order.

I. BACKGROUND

Plaintiffs in this case are Haley Videckis (“Videckis”) and Layana White (“White”). Videckis is a former member of Pepper-dine’s women’s basketball team who transferred to Pepperdine from Arizona State University in July 2013. (First Amended Complaint (“FAC”), Dkt. No. 22, ¶¶ 1, 47.) White is also a former member of Pepper-dine’s women’s basketball team who transferred to Pepperdine from Arizona State University in January 2014. (FAC ¶¶2, *930 47.) Defendant Pepperdine is a university located in California. (Id. ¶ 3.) Pepperdine receives funds from the federal government and from the state of California. (Id.) Ryan Weisenberg (“Coach Ryan”) is the head coach of the Pepperdine women’s basketball team. (Id. ¶ 5.) Adi (whose full name was not provided in the FAC) is an…