Fleeman

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JUSTIN FLEEMAN, No. 1:20-cv-00321-NONE-JLT Plaintiff, ORDER ADOPTING IN PART AND

DECLINING TO ADOPT IN PART THE

v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

REGARDING DEFENDANTS’ MOTION

COUNTY OF KERN, et al., TO DISMISS Defendants. (Doc. Nos. 36, 41) 16 17 Plaintiff Justin Fleeman is a former employee of the Kern County Sheriff’s Department and was a candidate for Sheriff in 2018. Following plaintiff’s election defeat, he was investigated for disclosures he allegedly made during the campaign, placed on administrative leave, and eventually terminated. In his operative first amended complaint (“FAC”), plaintiff seeks to hold defendants liable under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for violating his First Amendment rights and for wrongful termination under state law. In addition, plaintiff asserts that defendant County of Kern (“County”) is estopped from claiming that plaintiff’s wrongful termination claims are untimely.…