Paparella

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 MICHAEL PAPARELLA, Case No. 22-cv-01295-WHO

Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND

v. DENYING IN PART MOTION TO

DISMISS

PLUME DESIGN, INC., Re: Dkt. No. 15-1 Defendant.

INTRODUCTION Plaintiff Michael Paparella, a former employee of defendant Plume Design, Inc. (“Plume”), has filed suit against Plume based on his allegedly wrongful termination. Paparella, who resides in Arizona, brought nine statutory and common law causes of action under California law. Plume filed the instant motion to dismiss the Complaint in its entirety on the basis that California law does not apply to any of Paparella’s claims. Plume is correct that, as currently pleaded, Paparella’s statutory claims under the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (“FEHA”) and the California Labor Code do not allege the requisite nexus to California because, as alleged, he did not reside nor work here. These claims will be DISMISSED with…