Jane Doe 1 v. Manhattan Beach Unified School District

I. BACKGROUND

1 Plaintiff Jane Doe (“Plaintiff”) was a student at Mira Costa High School during the 2 2017-2019 school years. (Dkt. 22, First Amended Complaint (“FAC”) ¶¶ 12, 17.) Mira 3 Costa High School (“Mira Costa High”) is a school within the Defendant Manhattan 4 Beach Unified School District (collectively, “School District”). (Id. ¶ 13.) Defendant Ben 5 Dale (“Principal Dale”) was the principal of Mira Costa High School during the 2017- 6 2019 school years. (Id. ¶ 13.) Defendant Tyler Gordon (“Gordon”) “was a star wrestler 7 for Mira Costa [High].” (Id. ¶ 2.) 8 Plaintiff alleges that Gordon raped Plaintiff on or about February 20, 2018. (Id. ¶ 9 3.) After the rape, Gordon “approached [Plaintiff] on campus at Mira Costa [High] and threatened her with legal action if she were to tell anyone what happened.” (Id. ¶ 18.) Gordon’s “twin brother also attempted to approach [Plaintiff] on the Mira Costa High School campus . . .[and] sent an aggressive message to [Plaintiff’s] best friend via social media.” (Id.) “On or about July 14, 2018, [Plaintiff] went to the Manhattan Beach Police Department . . . and filed a police report.” (Id. ¶ 22.) …