Beckham v. National Railroad Passenger Corporation

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ) PAMELA MONTGOMERY ) BECKHAM, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Civil Action No. 08-172 (RMC) ) NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER ) CORPORATION, ) ) Defendant. ) ) MEMORANDUM OPINION Pamela Montgomery Beckham sues the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (“Amtrak”) for alleged race discrimination and retaliation in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (“Title VII”), as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq. Ms. Beckham complains that she was discriminated against when Amtrak denied her tuition reimbursement for a master’s degree…