Adams v. Jefferson Union High School District
Case Details
- Nature of Suit — the legal category of the dispute
- 440 Civil Rights: Other
- Status — whether other courts must follow this ruling
- Unknown
- Procedural Posture — the stage the case had reached
- motion to dismiss
- State
- California
- Circuit
- Ninth Circuit
Outcome
The court granted the defendant school district's motion to dismiss the plaintiff's first two causes of action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (retaliation for protected speech and deprivation of due process) with leave to amend because the complaint named only the Board of Trustees as a legal entity rather than individual board members, and California school districts are arms of the state immune from § 1983 suits. The third cause of action under California Labor Code § 204.2 for unpaid wages was also dismissed because the plaintiff failed to allege work exceeding 40 hours per week and was likely covered by a collective bargaining agreement.
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