Verduzco
Verduzco v. Con Agra Foods Packaged Foods, LLC
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ARTURO VERDUZCO, No. 1:18-cv-01681-DAD-SKO Plaintiff, v. ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S
MOTION TO DISMISS
CONAGRA FOODS PACKAGED FOODS, LLC, (Doc. No. 8) 15 Defendant.
17 INTRODUCTION Plaintiff Arturo Verduzco filed this lawsuit against defendant Conagra Foods Packaged Foods, LLC after plaintiff was allegedly subject to workplace discrimination by defendant’s employees. (Doc. No. 1.) In his complaint, plaintiff asserts claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (“Title VII”), the Equal Pay Act (“EPA”), and intentional infliction of emotional distress (“IIED”) under California law. (Id.) Currently pending before the court is defendant’s motion to dismiss the complaint for failure to state a claim and for lack of subject- matter jurisdiction. (Doc. No. 8.) The court heard oral argument on the motion to dismiss on April 2, 2019. (Doc. No. 19.) Plaintiff appeared at the hearing…