Martinez

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 MARY MARTINEZ, Case No. 19-cv-08391-JSC

Plaintiff,

ORDER RE: DEFENDANT’S MOTION

v. FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

REDWOOD CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, Re: Dkt. No. 29 Defendant.

12 Mary Martinez brings this employment discrimination action against her former employer the Redwood City School District. Ms. Martinez contends that after she spoke out at a Board of Supervisors meeting in March of 2018 regarding a planned school closure, she was subjected to adverse actions in violation of her First Amendment rights. The District’s motion for summary judgment is now pending before the Court. (Dkt. No. 29.) Having considered the parties’ briefs and having had the benefit of oral argument on March 11, 2021, the Court GRANTS the District’s motion for summary judgment on Ms. Martinez’s FEHA claims, DENIES it as to her First Amendment retaliation claim and the derivative wrongful discharge claim, and GRANTS it as to her wrongful discharge in violation…