Thompson

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MATTHEW A. THOMPSON, No. 2:19-cv-02578-MCE-DMC Plaintiff,

v.

ORDER

CITY OF CHICO, BRENDAN OTTOBONI, and DOES 1 through 10, inclusive, Defendants. 17 Through the present action, Plaintiff Matthew A. Thompson (“Plaintiff”) seeks damages from his former employer, Defendant City of Chico (“Chico”) and Chico’s Director of Public Works, Brendan Ottoboni, stemming from the termination of Plaintiff’s employment in 2019. Plaintiff’s Complaint was filed in this Court on December 19, 2019. Federal jurisdiction is premised on two claims alleging due process and free speech violations of the United States Constitution, as alleged in the Eighth and Tenth Causes of Action. The remaining ten causes of action are predicated on either state statutory, constitutional, or common law violations. Presently before the Court is Defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment, or alternatively for Partial Summary Judgment (ECF No. 12) in which Defendants argue 1 …