Szedlock v. Tenet

MEMORANDUM OPINION

ELLIS, District Judge.

This is an action brought by a hearing-impaired former employee of the Central Intelligence Agency (“CIA” or “Agency”) alleging that the CIA 1 violated the Rehabilitation Act, 29 U.S.C. § 701 et seq., by failing to provide her with “reasonable accommodations” in light of her disability. Following a three-day jury trial and a verdict awarding plaintiff $25,000 in compensatory damages, two matters remain for consideration: (i) defendant’s renewed motion for judgment as a matter of law pursuant to Rule 50, Fed.R.Civ.P., and (ii) plaintiffs request for…