Legal Opinion
Woodland v. Viacom, Inc.
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided August 5, 2008No. Civil Action 05-1611 (PLF)PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
PAUL L. FRIEDMAN, District Judge.
Plaintiff brings suit under the District of Columbia Human Rights Act (“DCHRA”), alleging discrimination on the basis of her sex. See Complaint (“Compl.”) ¶¶ 81-86; D.C.Code § 2-1401.01 et seq. This matter is before the Court on defendant’s motion for summary-judgment pursuant to Rule 56 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. 1 After considering all the papers filed by the parties and the relevant case law, the Court will grant summary judgment for the defendant. 2
I. BACKGROUND
Plaintiff Antoinette Woodland worked at Black Entertainment Television…
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