Legal Opinion
Dezmond Emeson, V Dept. Of Corrections
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided May 3, 2016No. 46157-9-IIPublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
[As amended by order of the Court of Appeals May 10, 2016.]
Lee, J.
¶ 1 — Dezmond Emeson, a former employee of the Department of Corrections (DOC), appeals the superior court’s dismissal of his case on summary judgment. Prior to filing this suit, Emeson filed a suit in federal court, which alleged that DOC failed to reasonably accommodate his disability, 1 created a hostile work environment, exercised disparate treatment towards him, retaliated against him, and wrongfully terminated him in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act 2 and 42 U.S.C. § 1981. In the federal case, DOC moved for…
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