Howe
Howe v. Mendocino County
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 11 BARBARA HOWE, et al., Case No. 20-cv-02622-SI
Plaintiffs,
ORDER RE DEFENDANTS’ MOTION
v. TO DISMISS
MENDOCINO COUNTY, et al., Re: Dkt. No. 9 Defendants.
17 On May 5, 2020, defendants County of Mendocino, Tammy Moss Chandler, and William Schurtz (collectively, “defendants”) filed the instant motion to dismiss all 22 claims in plaintiff’s complaint. Dkt. No. 9 (Mtn. to Dismiss). The motion is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part. 21 BACKGROUND Plaintiffs Barbara Howe and Jani Sheppard filed a 130+ page complaint that, despite its volume, says surprisingly little. Ms. Howe and Ms. Sheppard worked together at Mendocino County’s Health and Human Services Agency (“HHSA”). Ms. Howe, a heterosexual female over the age of 40, is the former Assistant HHSA Director and was allegedly terminated on May 30, 2019. Dkt. No. 1 ⁋⁋ 22 and 43. Ms. Sheppard, an African-American heterosexual…