Case Number:
20STCV03322
Hearing Date:
November 7, 2023
Dept:
57
:
Pending before the Court is the Defendants' motion for summary adjudication on 19 issues. 18 of the issues relate to claims under the Fair Employment and Housing Act ("FEHA") asserted by Anna Katono; 1 of the issues relate to a FEHA claim asserted by Plaintiff Jack Moy. (Defendants' motion originally sought summary adjudication on a 20th issue related to Katono's claim for whistleblower

retaliation under the Labor Code. Defendants withdrew that issue from the Court's consideration.) The Court is denying the motion without prejudice for the reasons set forth below.
ISSUES AS TO KATONO
A. Issues 1-8: Failure to Exhaust Administrative Remedies Due to Lack of Specificity of June 5, 2019 Administrative Complaint
Issues 1-8 address whether Katono's June 5, 2019 administrative complaint to the Department of Fair Employment and Housing ("DEFH") was sufficiently specific to exhaust administrative remedies