Legal Opinion
Ames v. Napolitano
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided August 14, 2015No. Civil Action No. 2013-1054PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
Amit P. Mehta, United States District Judge
I. INTRODUCTION
Plaintiff Harriett Ames is the former Chief of the Personnel Security Branch within the Federal Emergency Management Agency. As head of the Personnel Security Branch, Plaintiffs responsibilities included adjudicating security clearances for employees. Claiming that she was terminated from her position because of her race, Ames filed suit under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Equal Protection Clause of the Constitution. The parties agree that, under Dep’t of Navy v. Egan, 484 U.S. 518, 108…
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