Department of Fair Employment and Housing v. Silicon Valley Growth Syndicate I, L.L.C.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 8 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9

DEPARTMENT OF FAIR EMPLOYMENT

10 AND HOUSING, Case No. 19-cv-04204-RS

11 Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING MOTIONS FOR

12 v. LEAVE TO INTERVENE AND TO

PROCEED UNDER A PSUEDONYM

13 SILICON VALLEY GROWTH AND DENYING MOTIONS TO SYNDICATE I, L.L.C., et al., TRANSFER AND TO DISMISS 14 Defendants. 15 16 This action is brought by the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing 17 against several individuals and entities who are alleged to have been responsible for the 18 employment of “Jane Doe,” when she purportedly suffered sexual harassment from her direct 19 supervisor, individual defendant William McNutt. Doe moves for leave to intervene and to 20 proceed anonymously; both those motions will be granted. Defendants’ motion to transfer venue 21 to the Southern District of California will be denied. Defendants’ motions to dismiss for lack of 22 personal jurisdiction, and to dismiss the second claim for relief as inadequately pleaded, will 23 similarly…