Chinonye Ugorji v. County of Lake

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 5 CHINONYE UGORJI, CASE NO. 4:20-cv-01448-YGR

Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING

vs. IN PART DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO STRIKE

AND DENYING MOTION TO DISMISS

COUNTY OF LAKE, Re: Dkt. Nos. 16, 18 Defendant.

11 Plaintiff Chinonye Ugorju, an attorney formerly employed by the County of Lake, brings this action against her former employer, County of Lake (the “County”), and former co-workers, Trang Jensen, Nicholas Rotow, and Does 1 through 20. In the complaint, plaintiff alleges that defendants violated her civil rights under California and federal law; the County and Rotow defamed her; and the County failed to pay minimum wage, reimburse work expenses, or provide personnel records upon termination. Defendants move to dismiss plaintiff’s claims under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) and further move to strike the defamation claim pursuant to California Code of Civil Procedure section 425.16, which codifies California’s law…