Randhawa

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 Sonia Randhawa, No. 2:21-cv-00054-KJM-DB Plaintiff, ORDER Vv. Intel Corporation, 1S Defendant. 16 Sonia Randhawa alleges Intel Corporation, her former employer, fired her because of her 18 race, color, sex, and age. She also alleges Intel was motivated by her longstanding complaints of sexual harassment by a coworker. Intel moves to dismiss the retaliation claims. It argues Randhawa did not include those claims in the charge she filed with the relevant regulatory agencies, which is a prerequisite of any lawsuit. The motion is denied. An investigation of 22 retaliation could “reasonably be expected to grow out of” the investigation of Randhawa’s other 23 allegations, so the prerequisite is satisfied. See Josephs v. Pac. Bell, 443 F.3d 1050, 1062 (9th 24 Cir. 2006) (emphasis omitted) (quoting B.K.B. v. Maui Police Dep’t, 276 F.3d 1091, 1100 (9th Cir. 2002)). 26 I. ALLEGATIONS 27…