Arakji
Arakji v. Microchip Technology, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 6 MAZEN ARAKJI, Case No. 19-cv-02936-BLF
Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO
v. DISMISS WITH LEAVE TO AMEND
MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY, INC., [Re: ECF 9] Defendant.
12 Pro se Plaintiff, Mazen Arakji, claims that Microsemi Corporation (“Microsemi”), subsequently acquired by Defendant, Microchip Technology, Inc. (“Microchip”), engaged in unlawful discrimination by declining to hire him and harassed him based on his race, religion, and disability. Before the Court is Microchip’s unopposed motion to dismiss. MTD, ECF 9. For the reasons stated below, the Court GRANTS Defendant’s motion WITH LEAVE TO AMEND. I. BACKGROUND A. Plaintiff’s Allegations Plaintiff is a 38-year-old male, who for “[M]uslim religious purposes,” wears a long beard. Compl. ¶ 1, ECF 1-1. Plaintiff also has a “very obvious musculoskeletal disability which limits [his] ability…