Stahl

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DUSTY STAHL, No. 2:19-cv-00496-KJM-CKD Plaintiff, v. ORDER ROBERT C. KLOTZ, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff Dusty Stahl, a former court clerk for the Amador County Superior Court, brings this whistleblower retaliation action against defendants Robert Klotz, Dawn Harmon, Dana Elmore, Jana Giron, Aimee Trotter and Heather Gardella in their individual capacities, alleging defendants deprived plaintiff of her liberty and property interest in her employment and terminated her without due process in violation of federal and state law. Compl., ECF No. 1, ¶¶ 29–46. Defendants move to dismiss plaintiff’s complaint under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6). Am. Mot., ECF No. 5; Mem. of Points and Authorities (“Mem.”), ECF No. 4-1. Plaintiff filed an opposition, ECF No. 7, and defendants filed a reply, ECF No. 10. The court held a hearing on the matter on June 28, 2019, and submitted the motion. As explained 26 …