Villescas v. Abraham

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

BABCOCK, Chief Judge.

I. Background

Plaintiff Carlos Villescas sued the Department of Energy in 1997 under the anti-retaliation provisions of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq., and the ADEA, 29 U.S.C.A. § 621 et seq. Plaintiff argued that Defendant severely retaliated against him for his testimony in a co-worker’s ADEA and Title VII trial that tended to support the co-worker’s claims. A trial was held in Plaintiffs case in December 2000. His Title VII claim was presented to the jury. He tried his ADEA claim to the Court.

The jury…