Legal Opinion
Roof v. Howard University
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided August 17, 2007No. Civil Action 07-639 (ESH)PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
HUVELLE, District Judge.
Plaintiff Mary Roof, a Caucasian professor at Howard University, has sued Howard for racial discrimination, alleging a hostile work environment in violation of Title VII, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e et seq., and the District of Columbia Human Rights Act (“DCHRA”), D.C.Code §§ 2-1401.01 et seq. Before the Court is defendant’s motion to dismiss or in the alternative for judgment on the pleadings. As explained herein, the Court will grant defendant’s motion.
BACKGROUND
Howard is a “historically black” university with a predominantly African American faculty and…
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