Case Number:
22STCV24594
Hearing Date:
April 18, 2023
Dept:
24 Motion for judgment on the pleadings by defendant Maria De Jesus Romero as against certain causes of action in plaintiffs First Amended Complaint. The Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART as follows: the court GRANTS judgment on the pleadings with 20 days leave to amend as to cause of action nine (Labor Code section 98.6), eleven (defamation), and twelve (defamation per se). The court GRANTS judgment on the pleadings without leave to amend as to cause of action ten (Labor Code section 1102.5). The court denies judgment on the pleadings as to cause of action two (harassment).



Discussion



Defendant Maria de Jesus Romero (Defendant) moves for judgment on the pleadings on the grounds that the second (harassment), ninth (Labor Code 98.6 retaliation), tenth (Labor Code 1102.5 Retaliation), eleventh (defamation) and twelfth (defamation per se) causes of action in Pl