Griggs v. Sacramento City Unified School District

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 Jonathan Griggs, No. 2:20-CV-0724-KJM-JDP Plaintiff, ORDER v. Sacramento City Unified School District, 1S Defendant. 16 Plaintiff Jonathan Griggs alleges the Sacramento City Unified School District repeatedly passed him over for promotions. Griggs alleges that, in doing so, the District discriminated 19 against him based on his race and gender and retaliated against him in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and 42 U.S.C. § 1981. The District moves to dismiss the gender and retaliation claims. The court grants the motion as to the retaliation claim and otherwise 22 denies the motion to dismiss. 23 I. BACKGROUND Griggs is an African American man. First Am. Compl. (FAC) § 2, ECF No. 27. He is 25 currently employed by the District as a Personnel Technician II. /d. Griggs claims that, between 2015 and 2016, he was passed over for five promotions. …