Bernal

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 7 BARBARA BERNAL, CASE NO. 1:20-CV-0829 AWI CDB

Plaintiff

ORDER ON DEFENDANT’S MOTION

v. TO DISMISS

UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE, MEGAN J. BRENNAN, and DOES 1-100, (Doc. No. 29) 12 Defendants 13 14 This is an employment related disputed between pro se Plaintiff Barbara Bernal (“Bernal”) and Defendants the United States Postal Services (“USPS”) and Postmaster General Megan J. Brennan (collectively “Defendants”). The operative complaint is the Third Amended Complaint (“TAC”), which alleges a retaliation claim under Title VII (42 U.S.C. § 2000e-3). Currently pending before the Court is Defendants’ Rule 12(b)(6) motion to dismiss. For the reasons that follow, Defendants’ motion will be granted and this case will be closed. 21 RULE 12(b)(6) FRAMEWORK Under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6), a claim may be dismissed because of the plaintiff’s “failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted.” Fed. R. Civ. P.…