Thornton

BACKGROUND

I. Prior Settlement and Present Suit

22 Cheryl Thornton’s employment with CCSF began nearly thirty years ago when she was hired 23 by the Department of Public Health (“DPH”) as a temporary unit clerk. Dkt. No. 5 ¶ 19 (First 24 Amended Complaint, filed May 14, 2021) (“FAC”). She worked her way up through the 25 Department and now serves as a Hospital Eligibility Supervisor. Id. In 2018, Thornton sued CCSF 26 in state court for violations of California’s Labor Code, California’s Fair Employment and Housing 27 Court Comp.). CCSF removed the case to federal court and the parties later settled. Denson- Thornton v. City and County of San Francisco, 18-cv-07291-DMR, Dkt. No. 32 (N.D. Cal Jan. 9, 2018). See Dkt. No. 22-3, Ex. 3 (Settlement Agreement). The Settlement Agreement, signed on February 24, 2020, provides that Thornton would release, in exchange for the settlement amount, “any and all liabilities, claims, demands, contracts, debts, damages, acts or omissions…” that “do or may exist, in any way arising out of, connected with or related to Plaintiff’s employment” with CCSF “up to and including the date that…