Wilson v. United Air Lines, Inc. et al
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ORDER DISMISSING CLAIMS WITH LEAVE TO AMEND. Amended Pleadings due by 6/12/2015. Case Management Statement due by 6/16/2015. Further Case Management Conference set for 6/23/2015 10:00 AM in Courtroom 4, 17th Floor, San Francisco. Signed by Judge Vince Chhabria on 5/22/2015. (knm, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/22/2015)
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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DARRYL WILSON,
Case No. 15-cv-00472-VC
Plaintiff,
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v.
ORDER DISMISSING CLAIMS WITH
LEAVE TO AMEND
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UNITED AIRLINES, INC., et al.,
Re: Dkt. No. 23
Defendants.
United States District Court
Northern District of California
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The court issued an order to show cause why the plaintiff's claims relating to unposted
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positions should not be dismissed for failure to state a claim. After receiving briefs on this
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question and holding a hearing, the court concludes that the complaint fails to state a claim for
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race discrimination with respect to the unposted positions. As the plaintiff concedes in his brief,
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to prevail on a claim that he was denied an unposted position because of his race, he must show
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that he "indicated to the employer" an interest in being promoted to a particular position, or to a
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class of positions that includes that particular position. Plaintiff's Response at 3 (quoting Mauro v.
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S. New England Telecomm., Inc., 208 F.3d 384 (2d Cir. 2000)). See also Defendants' Response at
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5 ("Where the promotions are not posted, there must be, at minimum, some factual allegations that
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reflect an attempt to obtain an identifiable position, such as a clear expression of interest to the
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decisionmaker."). As explained in the order to show cause, and in the defendants' brief, and at the
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hearing, the complaint does not do this.
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Accordingly, the complaint is dismissed. Although this is the Fifth Amended Complaint,
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given the unusual procedural background of this case, the plaintiff will be given one more
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opportunity to amend the complaint to sufficiently allege that the defendants discriminated against
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him personally. Any amended complaint must be filed by June 12, 2015. A case management
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conference will take place June 23, 2015 at 10:00 a.m.
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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: May 22, 2015
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VINCE CHHABRIA
United States District Judge
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United States District Court
Northern District of California
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