Gonzalez Ramos v. Adr Vantage, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA _________________________________________ ) JOEY D. GONZALEZ RAMOS, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Case No. 18-cv-1690 (APM) ) ADR VANTAGE, INC., ) ) Defendant. ) _________________________________________ ) MEMORANDUM OPINION I. INTRODUCTION In 2016, Plaintiff Joey Gonzalez Ramos worked for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) in a Miami field office. He alleges that the USDA hired an external contractor— Defendant ADR Vantage, Inc. (“ADR Vantage”)—to smear him in a climate-assessment report in retaliation for his protected activities…