Verduzco

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 ROBERT VERDUZCO, Case No. 23-cv-00771-BLF

Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING PARTIAL

v. MOTION TO DISMISS WITH LEAVE

TO AMEND

FRENCH ART NETWORK LLC, [Re: ECF No. 16] Defendant.

Plaintiff Robert Verduzco (“Plaintiff”) brings this suit against his former employer, Defendant French Art Network LLC (“Defendant”), and DOE defendants, alleging that Defendant subjected him to unlawful labor practices and, after Plaintiff complained about the practices, was wrongfully terminated in retaliation for exercising his legal rights. Pending before the Court is Defendant’s Motion for Partial Dismissal (the “Motion”). Mot., ECF No. 16; see also Reply, ECF No. 21. Defendant argues that eight of Plaintiff’s ten claims are not sufficiently pled under Rule 12(b)(6). Plaintiff opposes the Motion. Opp’n, ECF No. 17. The Court heard oral argument on July 13, 2023. For the reasons stated on the record at the hearing and explained below, the Court GRANTS the…