Cooks

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

PETER JAMES COOKS, Case No. 20-cv-02695-PJH Plaintiff,

v. ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO

DISMISS

CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, Re: Dkt. No. 17 Defendant.

13 Before the court is defendant Contra Costa County’s (“defendant”) motion to dismiss. The matter is fully briefed and suitable for decision without oral argument. Having read the parties’ papers and carefully considered their arguments and the relevant legal authority, and good cause appearing, the court hereby GRANTS the motion for the following reasons. BACKGROUND On April 18, 2020, plaintiff Peter Cooks (“plaintiff”) filed a complaint (“Compl.”) alleging a violation of the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (“USERRA”), 38 U.S.C. §§ 4301–33 and breach of contract. Dkt. 1. Plaintiff is a retired U.S. Navy veteran who was hired by defendant in 2010 to work as an IT professional. Id. ¶¶ 6–7. In July and November 2015,…