McCarthy
(PS) Franken v. McCarthy
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 5 KEVIN FRANKEN, CASE NO. 2:19-CV-2172 AWI EPG
Plaintiff
ORDER ON DEFENDANT’S MOTION
v. TO DISMISS
RYAN D. McCARTHY, Secretary of the United States Army, (Doc. No. 10) 10 Defendant
12 This is a discrimination lawsuit brought by pro se Plaintiff Kevin Franken (“Franken”) against his former employer, the Defendant United States Army (“Army”). Currently before the Court is the Army’s Rule 12(b)(6) motion to dismiss. For the reasons that follow, the motion will be granted, and this case will be closed. 17 BACKGROUND Franken was employed as an Army Corps of Engineers Park Ranger at New Hogan Lake, California from February 2013 to April 2017. During his employment, Franken filed over 400 Equal Employment Opportunity (“EEO”) complaints regarding disparate treatment, retaliation, hostile work environment, and harassment. Franken was removed from his position for conduct unbecoming of a federal employee. Following…