Geary

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION

WILLIAM JOHN GEARY, Case No. 5:19-cv-07322 EJD

Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S

MOTION TO DISMISS PLAINTIFF’S

v. SECOND AMENDED COMPLAINT

WITH LEAVE TO AMEND

PAREXEL INTERNATIONAL

CORPORATION,

Re: ECF No. 140 Defendant. 12 Before the Court is Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss Plaintiff’s Second Amended Complaint. Defs.’ Not. of Mot. and Mot. to Dismiss Plf.’s Second Am. Compl. (“Mot.”), ECF No. 140. The Court finds the motion appropriate for decision without oral argument pursuant to Civil Local Rule 7-1(b). For the reasons discussed below, the motion is GRANTED with leave to amend. I. BACKGROUND Plaintiff John Geary III (“Geary”) appearing pro se filed his Second Amended Complaint (“SAC”) on May 20, 2022, alleging a sole remaining claim for relief against all defendants for retaliation in violation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer…