Hendon

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DAWN HENDON, Case No. 21-cv-00505-BAS-MDD

Plaintiff,

ORDER:

v. (1) DENYING PLAINTIFF’S CALIFORNIA STATE SENATE, et al.,

MOTION TO SEVER AND

Defendants. REMAND (ECF No. 4); AND

16 (2) GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART

DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO

DISMISS AND STRIKE

(ECF No. 3) 20 Plaintiff Dawn Hendon commenced this employment discrimination action against Defendants California State Senate, California State Senator Ben Hueso, Ana Molina- Rodriguez, and Claudia Lopez. (First Am. Compl. (“FAC”), ECF No. 1-5.) Before the Court are Hendon’s Motion to Sever and Remand (ECF No. 4) and Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss and Strike (ECF No. 3). The Court finds these motions suitable for determination on the papers submitted and without oral argument. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 78(b); Civ. L.R. 7.1(d)(1). For the following reasons, the Court DENIES…