Vashisht-Rota

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA Aparna VASHISHT-ROTA, Case No.: 20-cv-0967-AGS-KSC Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND

DENYING IN PART DEFENDANT’S

v.

MOTION TO DISMISS (ECF 75)

HARRISBURG UNIVERSITY, Defendant. 8 In her most recent amended complaint, plaintiff claims Harrisburg University aided in her ex-employer’s harassment and discrimination and tried to shut her out of a niche job market. Harrisburg moves to dismiss, arguing that her complaint is unintelligible and fails to state a claim. BACKGROUND Plaintiff Dr. Aparna Vashisht-Rota worked with an entity she calls “Main Agent” to provide “curricular practical training,” “which allows foreign students to obtain work authorization at the university level while awaiting work visas.” Vashisht-Rota v. Harrisburg Univ., No. 3:20-cv-00967-RBM-KSC, 2023 WL 35216, at *1 (S.D. Cal. Jan. 4, 2023). Harrisburg hired Main Agent to be its “sole vendor” for “international student recruitment.”…