Paden v. Galloway

STEADMAN, Associate Judge:

In this case, appellant Paden brought suit in the Superior Court against her employer, D.C. Center for Independent Living, alleging breach of contract,1 and against her immediate supervisor, Don Galloway, for battery.2 Defendant Galloway moved to dismiss the complaint on the ground that Paden had elected to pursue relief before the District of Columbia Office of Human Rights (OHR) and thus could not now proceed before a judicial forum. See D.C.Code § l-2556(a) (1987).3 The corporate defendant did not join in the motion. In granting Galloway’s motion, the trial court…