SUBJECT: Demurrer to FAC

Moving Party: Defendants City of Baldwin Park, Shannon Yauchzee, Rose Tam, Laura Thomas, Robert Tafoya, Manuel Lozano, Michael Taylor, and Benjamin Martinez

Resp. Party: Plaintiff Suzanne Ruelas

Defendants’ demurrer to the fourteenth cause of action in the FAC is OVERRULED.

PRELIMINARY COMMENT:

Pursuant to California Rules of Court, rule 8.74(a)(1), the format of documents filed electronically must be text-searchable while maintaining original document formatting.

Defendants have failed to comply with Rule 8.74(a)(1) in that none of the documents they electronically filed were text-searchable. The Court directs the parties that they must comply with California Rules of Court regarding proper electronic filing.

BACKGROUND:

Plaintiff Suzanne Ruelas, a female Hispanic individual who is more than 40 years old, brings this action because she alleges that her employment as a housing manager with Defendant City of Baldwin Park was wrongfully terminated. (FAC,