Song
Song v. The Regents of the University of California
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 4 DENNIS SONG, et al., Case No. 19-cv-02732-SBA
Plaintiffs,
ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’
v. MOTION FOR SUMMARY
JUDGMENT
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, et al., Re: Dkt. No. 28 9 Defendants.
10 Plaintiff Dennis Song, DDS, MD (“Plaintiff” or “Dr. Song”) brings this action against Defendants the Regents of the University of California, operating as the University of California San Francisco, School of Dentistry (the “University” or “UCSF”); Brian Bast; and John Featherstone (collectively, “Defendants”). Dr. Song served as a volunteer clinical professor at the School of Dentistry’s Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (the “Department” or “DOMS”) from 2007 to 2017. He alleges that Defendants retaliated against him by failing to renew his appointment for the 2017-2018 academic year after he engaged in activity protected under the First Amendment of the United States Constitution. Presently before the Court is Defendants’…