Legal Opinion

Jacobs v. Garland

District Court, District of Columbia

Decided July 2, 2025No. Civil Action No. 2022-0654Published

1Opinion of the Court

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA JOHNNIE L. JACOBS, Plaintiff, v. Case No. 22-cv-654-MJS PAMELA BONDI, 1 Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION Between 2011 and 2015, Plaintiff Johnnie Jacobs worked in the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (“FBI”) Office of Equal Employment Opportunity Affairs as an Equal Employment Opportunity (“EEO”) Investigator. In 2015, the FBI denied Jacobs’ request for another annual extension in the role—one year short of the full five years available for the position. According to the FBI, this decision was driven by Jacobs’ “mediocre performance”…

2Cases cited29 opinions

  1. Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  3. Holcomb, Christine v. Powell, DonaldCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2006
  4. Brady v. Office of the Sergeant at ArmsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2008
  5. McKennon v. Nashville Banner Publishing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1995

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