Ledezma

Ledezma v. Optum Services, Inc.

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United States District Court, Northern District of CaliforniaFebruary 21, 20243:23-cv-06691California294 words

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MARIA LEDEZMA, Case No. 23-cv-06691-VC

Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO

v. DISMISS

OPTUM SERVICES, INC., Re: Dkt. No. 14 Defendant.

Optum’s motion to dismiss is granted. Ledezma’s Title VII claim is barred by the statute of limitations. As shown by Exhibit A to Optum’s Request for Judicial Notice (which is granted), Ledezma received her right-to-sue notice from the EEOC on March 1, 2023, but waited more than ninety days—until November 13, 2023—to file this suit. See 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-5(f)(1); Nelmida v. Shelly Eurocars, Inc., 112 F.3d 380, 383 (9th Cir. 1997). Ledezma’s FEHA claim is timely because she filed suit within one year of receiving her right-to-sue notice from the California Civil Rights Department. See Cal. Gov’t Code § 12965; see also Pearson Dental Supplies, Inc. v. Superior Court, 48 Cal. 4th 665, 682 n.5 (2010). But her complaint fails to explain what her sincerely held religious belief is or how it conflicts with Optum’s requirement that she be vaccinated against Covid-19. Without this information, she has failed to state a prima facie claim…

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