Malae

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 JACOB MALAE, Case No. 21-cv-01453-SI

Plaintiff,

ORDER DENYING DEFENDANTS’

v. MOTION TO DISMISS THE SECOND

AMENDED COMPLAINT

CITY OF SANTA CLARA, et al., Re: Dkt. No. 39 Defendants.

12 Defendants’ motion to dismiss the second amended complaint is scheduled for a hearing on October 8, 2021. Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 7-1(b), the Court determines that the matter is appropriate for resolution without oral argument, and VACATES the hearing. In an order filed August 9, 2021, the Court granted in part and denied in part defendants’ motion to dismiss the first amended complaint and granted plaintiff leave to amend. The order identified several deficiencies in plaintiff’s allegations, such as plaintiff’s failure to sufficiently allege the individual defendants’ knowledge and involvement in the alleged adverse employment actions or a causal link between plaintiff’s speech and the alleged retaliation. Plaintiff…