De Picciotto v. Seneca Healthcare District

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 FRED DE PICCIOTTO, No. 2:19-cv-01297-TLN-DMC Plaintiff, v. ORDER SENECA HEALTHCARE DISTRICT; LINDA WAGNER, an individual; and DOES 1 through 25, inclusive, Defendants. 17 This matter is before the Court on Defendants Seneca Healthcare District and Linda Wagner’s (collectively, “Defendants”) Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings. (ECF No. 6.) Plaintiff Fred De Picciotto (“Plaintiff”) filed an Opposition. (ECF No. 9.) Defendants filed a Reply. (ECF No. 12.) For the reasons set forth below, the Court GRANTS Defendants’ Motion with leave to amend. /// /// /// /// /// /// I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND Plaintiff is a former emergency room physician and Director of Emergency Services for Defendant Seneca Healthcare District (“Seneca”). (ECF No. 1-3 at 5.) Plaintiff alleges Seneca is a California public entity. (Id. at 6.) Plaintiff also alleges that while employed by Seneca, he 5 …