Legal Opinion
Kathryn Sheppard v. David Evans and Assoc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 12, 2012No. 11-35164PublishedCited by 111 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
PREGERSON, Circuit Judge:
In 2010 Plaintiff-Appellant Kathryn Sheppard (“Sheppard”) filed a complaint in federal district court against her former employer, David Evans and Associates (“Evans”). The complaint alleged causes of action for: (1) employment discrimination under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (“ADEA”); and (2) “wrongful discharge” under Oregon law. The district court dismissed Sheppard’s complaint, with leave to amend, for failure to state a claim under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 8(a)(2). Sheppard then filed an amended complaint alleging the same causes of…
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