Wells v. Board of Trustees of the California State University

ORDER GRANTING, IN PART, and DENYING, IN PART, DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO DISMISS AND MOTION TO STRIKE

WILKEN, District Judge.

Defendants move to dismiss several of Plaintiffs causes of action and to strike Plaintiffs prayer for punitive damages. Plaintiff opposes the motion. The matter was heard on September 30, 2005. The Court having considered all of the papers filed by the parties and oral argument, Defendants’ motion is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part.

BACKGROUND

According to his complaint, Plaintiff David Wells was hired by Humboldt State University in September, 1980 as a track coach on a…