Johnson v. Dalton

ORDER DENYING DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO STRIKE JURY DEMAND

CARTER, District Judge.

Plaintiff Jacqueline Johnson (“Johnson”) filed this case against John H. Dalton, the Secretary of the United States Navy (“Secretary”) and Jeff Dexter (“Dexter”), Johnson’s supervisor. Johnson, an African American woman, alleges that Dexter, a white male, harassed her and discriminated against her on the basis of race and gender. The Secretary brought this motion to strike plaintiffs jury demand.

Johnson, a civilian employee of the Navy, worked at the Long Beach Shipyard, first as a clerk typist and then as a budget…