Rounds
Rounds v. The Board of Trustees of the California State University
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 8 CARLA ROUNDS, CASE NO. 1:20-CV-0170 AWI SAB
Plaintiff
ORDER ON DEFENDANT’S MOTION
v. TO DISMISS
STATE OF CALIFORNIA, and TRUSTEES OF THE CALIFORNIA (Doc. No. 33) STATE UNIVERSITY,
Defendants
15 16 This is an employment related dispute between Plaintiff Carla Rounds and her former employer, the Trustees of the California State University (“the Trustee”). The operative complaint is the First Amended Complaint (“FAC”). The FAC alleges claims for discrimination (Cal. Gov. Code § 12940(a)) and harassment (Cal. Gov. Code § 12940(j)) under the Fair Employment and Housing Act (“FEHA”), whistleblower retaliation under Cal. Lab. Code § 1102.5 (“§ 1102.5”), retaliation under Cal. Labor Code § 6310, violation of 42 U.S.C. § 1983 based on First Amendment retaliation, and California common law claims for constructive discharge, conversion, and negligence. Currently before the Court is the Trustee’s Rule 12(b)(6) motion to…