Legal Opinion

Evans v. Staples, Inc.

District Court, District of Columbia

Decided April 22, 2019No. CIVIL ACTION NO. 18-40104-TSHPublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TIMOTHY S. HILLMAN, DISTRICT JUDGE

Marjorie Y. Evans ("Plaintiff") brought this action against Staples Contract & Commercial LLC ("Staples") and Jessica Dagg ("Ms. Dagg") (collectively "Defendants") asserting that she was discriminated against on the basis of her race in violation of Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 151B and Title VII.1 Defendants moved to dismiss all claims for insufficient service of process and, alternatively, for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. (Docket No. 19). For the reasons stated below, Defendants' motion is granted in part and denied in part.

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