Arnold

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 12 GREGORY ARNOLD, Case No.: 20-CV-0809 W (MDD)

Plaintiff,

ORDER DENYING IN PART AND

v. GRANTING IN PART

DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO

CORECIVIC OF TENNESSEE, LLC,

DISMISS [DOC. 6]

Defendant. 18 Pending before the Court is Defendant Corecivic of Tennessee, LLC’s motion to dismiss under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6). Plaintiff Gregory Arnold opposes. The Court decides the matter on the papers submitted and without oral argument. See Civ. L.R. 7.1(d)(1). For the reasons stated below, the Court GRANTS IN PART and DENIES IN PART the motion to dismiss [Doc. 6]. 25 I. BACKGROUND In this lawsuit, Plaintiff Gregory Arnold is suing his former employer, Defendant Corecivic of Tennessee, LLC, for failing to provide a safe working environment during the COVID-19 pandemic. Arnold was a Detention Officer for Corecivic at the Otay Mesa Detention Center (the “Facility”). According…