Stannard
Stannard v. State Center Community College District
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MICHAEL STANNARD, et al., Case No. 1:22-cv-01250-JLT-EPG Plaintiffs, ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’
MOTION TO DISMISS WITH LEAVE TO
v. AMEND STATE CENTER COMMUNITY (Docs. 4, 11) COLLEGE DISTRICT,et al., 15 Defendants. 16 Michael Stannard, Ph.D. and David Richardson are two professors who are employed at the State Center Community College District. They bring this free speech discrimination action against SCCCD, SCCCD’s Chancellor, Carole Goldsmith, Ed.D, and SCCCD Vice Chancellor Juliana D. Mosier, challenging the constitutionality of the college’s anti-discrimination and harassment policies. Pending is Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss. (Docs. 4, 11.) For the reasons set forth below, the Court GRANTS the motion with leave to amend. I. BACKGROUND A. Dr. Michael Stannard The present dispute arises out of two comments Stannard made while working at Clovis Community College. The first statement…