Legal Opinion
Ross v. United States Capitol Police
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided June 30, 2016No. Civil Action No. 2014-1400PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
KETANJI BROWN JACKSON, United States District Judge
In this employment-discrimination lawsuit, Plaintiff Leonard Ross asserts that Defendant United States Capitol Police (“USCP” or “Capitol Police”)—his prior employer—forced him to retire and otherwise subjected him to unfavorable treatment due to his race and in retaliation for his prior engagement in protected activity. Ross is a plaintiff in an unrelated, longstanding civil-rights lawsuit against USCP; in the instant case, he alleges that USCP made a discriminatory and retaliatory decision to place him on administrative…
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