Legal Opinion
Burnett v. Sharma
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided September 26, 2007No. Civil Action 03-2365(RBW), 06-0037(RBW)PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
REGGIE B. WALTON, District Judge.
This matter is before the Court on motions filed on behalf of Amar Sharma and the District of Columbia. 1 For the reasons stated below, the Court will grant both defendants’ motions.
I. BACKGROUND
Plaintiff is an African-American woman who sublet a room from Jennifer Renton, to whom defendant Amar Sharma (“Sharma”) leased a house at 4801 41st Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. (“the premises”). Plaintiff alleges that, upon Ms. Renton’s departure, Sharma refused to sell or to rent her the premises because of her race, and later initiated eviction…
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