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Nature of Suit Code: 442
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Employment
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question: Employment Discrimination

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Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DARRYL WILSON,

Plaintiff,

v.

UNITED AIRLINES, INC., et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 15-cv-00472-VC 

AMENDED ORDER1 DISMISSING 

CLAIMS WITH LEAVE TO AMEND

Re: Dkt. No. 23

The court issued an order to show cause why the plaintiff's claims relating to unposted 

positions should not be dismissed for failure to state a claim. After receiving briefs on this 

question and holding a hearing, the court concludes that the complaint fails to state a claim for 

race discrimination with respect to the unposted positions. As the plaintiff concedes in his brief, 

to prevail on a claim that he was denied an unposted position because of his race, he must show 

that he "indicated to the employer" an interest in being promoted to a particular position, or to a 

class of positions that includes that particular position. Plaintiff's Response at 3 (quoting Mauro v. 

S. New England Telecomm., Inc., 208 F.3d 384 (2d Cir. 2000)). See also Defendants' Response at 

5 ("Where the promotions are not posted, there must be, at minimum, some factual allegations that 

reflect an attempt to obtain an identifiable position, such as a clear expression of interest to the 

decisionmaker."). As explained in the order to show cause, and in the defendants' brief, and at the 

hearing, the complaint does not do this. 

Accordingly, the claims relating to unposted positions are dismissed. Although this is the 

Fifth Amended Complaint, given the unusual procedural background of this case, the plaintiff will 

be given one more opportunity to amend the complaint to sufficiently allege that the defendants 

 

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This order amends the order issued May 22, 2015 to clarify that only the claims relating to 

unposted positions have been dismissed, not the claims relating to posted positions.

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discriminated against him personally with respect to unposted positions. Any amended complaint 

must be filed by June 12, 2015. A case management conference will take place June 23, 2015 at 

10:00 a.m.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: June 11, 2015

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 VINCE CHHABRIA

 United States District Judge

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