Poole

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

KAIRE POOLE, Case No. 20-cv-09379-PJH Plaintiff,

v. ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND

DENYING IN PART DEFENDANT’S

MERRICK B. GARLAND, MOTION TO DISMISS PLAINTIFF’S

THIRD AMENDED COMPLAINT

Defendant. Re: Dkt. No. 39

13 Defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s third amended complaint came on for hearing before this court on March 10, 2022. Plaintiff appeared through her counsel, Michael L. Hawbecker. Defendant appeared through his counsel, Kenneth W. Brakebill. Having read the papers filed by the parties and carefully considered their arguments and the relevant legal authority, and good cause appearing, the court hereby rules as follows. I. BACKGROUND The plaintiff in this employment discrimination case is Dr. Kaire Poole, a clinical psychologist formerly employed by the Bureau of Prisons. Attorney General Merrick B. Garland is the defendant in this case, sued here in his official capacity as the head of the …