Castillo
Castillo v. The Well Community Church
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
BACKGROUND
21 A. Procedural History 22 Plaintiff Krystal Castillo filed a Complaint for discrimination and retaliation in violation of 23 Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; interference with prospective economic relations; and 24 defamation; under federal question jurisdiction on September 29, 2021. (ECF No. 1.) Prior to her 25 Complaint, Plaintiff filed a charge with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
1 The legal name of Defendant, as it is written in its Articles of Incorporation on the Secretary of State website, includes the preceding article “The.” 28 against Defendant on July 19, 2021. (ECF No. 1 at 2.) The EEOC instructed Plaintiff of her right to sue on September 24, 2021. (Id.) On October 20, 2021, Defendant moved to dismiss Plaintiff’s Complaint for failure state a claim. (ECF No. 6.) Plaintiff opposed on November 23, 2021 (ECF No. 8), and requested judicial notice of her Complaint pursuant to Federal Rule of Evidence 201 (ECF No. 9). Defendant replied on November 30, 2021, silent concerning Plaintiff’s request for judicial notice. (ECF No. 10.) B. Factual Background The following facts are…