Legal Opinion

Watkins v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

District Court, District of Columbia

Decided October 20, 2025No. Civil Action No. 2019-3478Published

1Opinion of the Court

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ALANNA WATKINS, Plaintiff, v. No. 13-cv-963 (TSC) No. 19-cv-3478 (TSC) WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY, Defendant. OPINION & ORDER On August 15, 2025, the court granted Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment and ordered the Clerk of the Court to close this case. Plaintiff had 30 days from the entry of that judgment to notice her appeal. See Fed. R. App. P. 4(a)(1)(A). On October 9—55 days after the entry of judgment—Plaintiff untimely filed a Notice of Appeal. See Pl.’s Notice of Appeal, No. 19-cv-3478, ECF No. 55.…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Pioneer Investment Services Co. v. Brunswick Associates Ltd. PartnershipSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  2. Silivanch v. Celebrity Cruises, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2003
  3. Margaret Lowry, Appellant/cross-Appellee v. McDonnell Douglas Corporation, Appellee/cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2000
  4. Roberta Jaburek v. Anthony FoxxCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2016
  5. Lorenzen v. Employees Retirement Plan of the Sperry & Hutchinson Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990

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