Ward v. Dept of Navy

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA ORLANDO DIVISION SHIRLEY WARD, Plaintiff, v. Case No: 6:23-cv-1387-JSS-NWH DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY, Defendant. ___________________________________/ ORDER Defendant, the Department of the Navy, moves for summary judgment. (Dkts. 28, 32.) Plaintiff, Shirley Ward, opposes the motion. (Dkt. 29.) Upon consideration, for the reasons outlined below, Defendant’s motion is granted. BACKGROUND Plaintiff joined the Army in 1980, eventually attaining the rank of Sergeant Major. (Dkt. 28-3 at 4.) She is an African American woman who, at all times…