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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RICHARD CHOU, M.D., No. 2:19-cv-01681-KJM-DB Plaintiff, ORDER1 v. CARNIVAL CRUISE LINES, et al., Defendants. 16 17 In this breach of contract case, defendants Carnival Cruise Lines and its unnamed employees have filed a motion to dismiss. The court heard oral argument on the motion on January 17, 2020. Michael Schaps appeared for plaintiff; Yesenia Gallegos appeared for defendants. For the reasons below, the court DENIES defendants’ motion. I. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY This case concerns plaintiff’s allegations surrounding work he performed for Carnival Cruise Lines in 2015. On May 31, 2015, defendants hired plaintiff, a board-certified anesthesiologist, to manage ship-based referrals in instances in which sick passengers and crewmembers may require land-based care. First Am. Compl. (“FAC”) ¶ 8, ECF No. 7. In July

27 The court originally signed this order on September 10, 2020 but has just determined it did…