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Nature of Suit Code: 790
Nature of Suit: Other Labor Litigation
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CLAUDIA KENNEDY,

Plaintiff,

 v.

BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL

ASSOCIATION; BANK OF AMERICA

CORPORATION; STEVE OWEN; and DOES 1

through 25, inclusive,

Defendants.

____________________________________/

No. C 10-0868 CW

ORDER GRANTING

DEFENDANTS’ MOTION

TO DISMISS

Plaintiff Claudia Kennedy charges Defendants with

discrimination in violation of 42 U.S.C. § 1981. Plaintiff alleges

that Defendants discriminated against her based on her “medical

condition” and age. A § 1981 claim prohibits discrimination on the

basis of race and national origin only. Saint Francis College v.

Al-Kharzraji, 481 U.S. 604, 613 (1987). The statute “does not

protect against discrimination on the basis of gender, religion,

disability [or] age . . . .” Sagan v. Tenorio, 384 F.3d 731, 738

(9th Cir. 2004) (internal citations omitted). Defendants have

filed a motion to dismiss the claims asserted against them and

Plaintiff concedes that she does not have a valid § 1981 claim. 

Accordingly, the Court grants Defendants’ motion and grants

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United States District Court

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Plaintiff leave to amend her complaint to allege a cognizable cause

of action on some basis other than § 1981. 

Plaintiff must file an amended complaint within seven days

from the date of this order. If Defendants move to dismiss, they

must do so within fourteen days of the filing of the amended

complaint. Plaintiff shall file an opposition fourteen days

thereafter and Defendants shall file a reply seven days later. The

matter will be taken under submission and decided on the papers. 

The motion hearing and case management conference scheduled for

July 15, 2010 is vacated and rescheduled to Tuesday, September 7,

2010 at 2:00 p.m. If Plaintiff fails to file an opposition, the

Court will dismiss her complaint for failure to prosecute. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: 07/12/10 

CLAUDIA WILKEN

United States District Judge

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