Culler v. Shinseki

MEMORANDUM1

MALACHY E. MANNION, United States Magistrate Judge.

I. PROCEDURAL HISTORY

By way of relevant procedural background 2, the plaintiff filed the instant action, (Doc. No. 1), on February 17, 2009, which he later amended on April 5, 2009, to include claims of age discrimination and retaliation (Count I), First Amendment violations (Count II), and a hostile work environment (Count III), in relation to his employment as an orthotist3 at the Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, Veterans Affairs, (“VA”), Medical Center, (Doc. No. 3).

After consideration of the defendant’s initial motion for judgment…