Villali

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6 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MELVIN VILLALI, ) Case No.: 1:20-cv-1537 JLT BAK (SAB) ) Plaintiff, ) ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’ MOTION ) TO DISMISS v. ) ) (Doc. 5) CHEP SERVICES, LLC, formerly known as )

CHEP RECYCLED PALLET SOLUTIONS, )

LLC; KENNETH BARNER; and DOES ) through 50, ) ) Defendants. ) )

Melvin Villali asserts that he was employed by Chep Services, LLC, and his employment was wrongfully terminated without an investigation. He seeks to hold Chep Services and Kenneth Barner liable for the termination, failure to investigate, violations of California’s Unfair Competition Law, and penalties under PAGA. In addition, Villali seeks to hold Chep liable for breaching an oral contract related to his continued employment with the company. (See Doc. 1-1 at 5-18.) Defendants seek dismissal of claims pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure,…