Esquibel

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 MARK ESQUIBEL, Case No. 21-cv-02510-WHO

Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS' v. MOTION TO DISMISS

KINDER MORGAN, INC., Re: Dkt. No. 7 Defendant.

Defendants Kinder Morgan Energy Partners L.P., Scott Manley, Kinder Morgan, Inc. (collectively, “Kinder Morgan”) move to dismiss plaintiff Mark Esquibel’s (“Esquibel”) first amended complaint (“FAC”). The FAC, filed by Esquibel when he was pro se, alleges six employment-related causes of action: (1) defamation of character by slander per se; (2) knowing and intentional failure to comply with itemized employee wages statement provisions; (3) violation of CAL. BUS. & PROF. CODE § 17200; (4) fraudulent misrepresentation; (5) wrongful termination for violation of public policy; and (6) breach of oral contract. Esquibel is now represented by counsel. He concedes to dismissal without prejudice of his first, second, third, and sixth causes of action, asserts that he can…