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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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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MARIO ECUNG,

Plaintiff,

v.

UNITED AIRLINES INC, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 15-cv-00456-VC 

ORDER DISMISSING CASE WITH 

LEAVE TO AMEND

Re: Doc. No. 22

The court issued an order to show cause why this case 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. 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 complaint is 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 discriminated against 

him personally. 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.

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

Dated: May 22, 2015

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 VINCE CHHABRIA

 United States District Judge

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