Legal Opinion
Howard v. Office of the Chief Administrative Officer of the United States House of Representatives
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided June 24, 2011No. Civil Action 09-01750 (HHK)PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
HENRY H. KENNEDY, JR., District Judge.
Plaintiff LaTaunya Howard brings this action against the Office of the Chief Administrative Officer (“CAO”) of the U.S. House of Representatives, 1 alleging that the CAO violated the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (the “Accountability Act”), 2 U.S.C. § 1301 et seq., by demoting and then firing her on the basis of her race and in retaliation for engaging in protected activity. Before the Court is the CAO’s motion to dismiss three counts of Howard’s complaint [# 16]. The CAO’s motion, which argues that Howard cannot…
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