Videckis

AMENDED ORDER DENYING DEFENDANT PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY’S MOTION TO DISMISS THIRD, FOURTH, AND FIFTH CAUSES OF ACTION QF THE THIRD AMENDED COMPLAINT

[AMENDED AS TO TYPOGRAPHICAL ERROR IN ORIGINAL CAPTION ONLY]

Presently before the Court is Defendant Pepperdine University (“Pepperdine”)’s *1154 Motion to Dismiss the Third, Fourth and Fifth Causes of Action of the Third Amended Complaint and Prayer for Prejudgment Interest Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6) (“MTD”). (Dkt. No. 33.) Having considered the parties’ submissions and heard oral argument, the Court DENIES 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. (Third Amended Complaint (“TAC”), Dkt. No: 31, ¶¶ 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. (TAC ¶¶ 2, 47.) Defendant Pepperdine is a university located in California. (Id. ¶ 3.) Pepperdine receives funds from the federal…