Legal Opinion
Bess v. District of Columbia
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided October 15, 2021No. Civil Action No. 2019-3152Published
1Opinion of the Court
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA LAVERN BESS, Plaintiff, v. Civil Action No. 19-3152 (JEB) DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION Plaintiff LaVern Bess works at the Correctional Treatment Facility for the District of Columbia Department of Corrections. She brings this suit against the District alleging that DOC treated her shabbily in retaliation for her efforts to expose discriminatory behavior and separately failed to accommodate a disability. This retaliation, according to Bess, has taken the form of denials of overtime opportunities, delayed…
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