Legal Opinion
Smith v. De Novo Legal, LLC
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided November 21, 2012No. Civil Action No. 2012-0296PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Granting in Part and Denying in Part the Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss
RUDOLPH CONTRERAS, District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
The plaintiff in this matter alleges that he was subjected to a hostile work environment and retaliation in violation of Title VII and 42 U.S.C. § 1981. Now before the court is the defendant’s motion to dismiss. For the reasons explained below, the court will dismiss the plaintiffs hostile work environment claim but allow his retaliation claim to proceed to discovery.
II. FACTUAL ALLEGATIONS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
The plaintiff is a white contract attorney who…
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