TENTATIVE RULING

Defendants, County of San Joaquin and San Joaquin General Hospital
(hereinafter collectively referred to as “County”), demur to the Complaint
filed by Plaintiff, Joey Morales.1

EVIDENTIARY RULING

County submits a Request for Judicial Notice asking the Court to take notice
of the San Joaquin County Civil Service Rules and Regulations. The Request
is granted. See, Evidence Code, §452(b)[“regulations ... issued by ... any
public agency ...”].

DEMURRER

Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies (as to all five causes of
action of Complaint)

Basurto v. Imperial Irrigation District (2012) 211 C.A.4th 866, 879 explains:
“Employees who believe they have suffered discrimination at the hands of
their employers and wish to file civil claims for damages under the FEHA
must first exhaust their administrative remedies by filing a complaint with
the Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) and obtaining a
right-to-sue notice. [Citations.] Employees also may, but are not requ