Legal Opinion
Mitchell v. State Department of Public Health
California Court of Appeal
Decided July 27, 2016No. B265769PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
EPSTEIN, P. J.
Appellant Reginald Mitchell sued his former employer, respondent State Department of Public Health (the Department), for racial discrimination in violation of the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) (Gov. Code, § 12900 et seq.). 1 The trial court dismissed the complaint after sustaining a demurrer on the statute of limitations ground. In this appeal from the judgment of dismissal, we find the allegations of the complaint are sufficient to establish a claim of equitable tolling, and reverse.
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
Mitchell was employed by the…
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