Ames v. Napolitano

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA _________________________________________ ) HARRIETT A. AMES, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Case No. 13-cv-001054 (APM) ) KIRSTJEN NIELSEN, 1 et al., ) ) Defendants. ) _________________________________________ ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiff Harriett Ames is the former Chief of the Personnel Security Branch within the Federal Emergency Management Agency. As head of the Personnel Security Branch, Plaintiff’s responsibilities included adjudicating security clearances for employees. Following events that began with…