Schiff

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 FREDERICK SCHIFF, ET AL., CASE NO. 19-cv-03260-YGR

Plaintiffs, ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO DISMISS

CERTAIN CLAIMS; SETTING CASE

vs. MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE

CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO, ET Dkt. No.

AL.,

11 Defendants. 12 The motion of defendants City and County of San Francisco et al., to dismiss certain 13 claims from plaintiff’s First Amended Complaint is GRANTED on the grounds stated, with leave to 14 amend limited as stated herein. 15 Plaintiffs are twelve white, male San Francisco Police Department officers and one white, 16 female officer who allege they were passed over for promotions in favor of lower-scoring minority 17 and female candidates in a biased promotional process employing a version of “banding.” (First 18 Amended Complaint, “FAC” ¶ 1.) Plaintiffs allege seven claims against various combinations of 19 defendants, only some of which defendants now move to dismiss for failure to state a claim 20

22 The City’s promotional policies and use of “banding” have…