UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 I. CAROL WILLIAMS, Case No. 19-cv-00652-JCS
Plaintiff,
ORDER REGARDING MOTION TO
v. DISMISS THIRD AMENDED
COMPLAINT
CHAD WOLF, Re: Dkt. No. 37 Defendant.
I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiff I. Carol Williams, who works as a paralegal for the Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”), asserts claims for racial discrimination and retaliation against Defendant Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security (the “Secretary”). The Court previously granted a motion by the Secretary to dismiss Williams’s claims with leave to amend. Williams filed an amended complaint, and the Secretary moves once again to dismiss. The Court held a hearing on March 13, 2020. For the reasons discussed below, the motion is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part. If Williams wishes to file a fourth amended complaint to pursue claims based on a theory of failure to promote, she may do so no later than March 30, 2020.1 II. BACKGROUND A. Procedural History…