Alessa v. Phelan

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND LILIAN ALESSA, * Plaintiff, * Civ. No. DLB-21-0924 v. * JOHN PHELAN, * et al. * Defendants. * MEMORANDUM OPINION In June 2018, the Navy hired Dr. Lillian Alessa to provide expertise and program management for its big data initiatives. In May 2019, the Navy terminated her employment. Alessa sued the Navy for gender and religious discrimination, retaliation, and hostile work environment in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (“Title VII”). The Court previously dismissed the hostile work environment claim and…