Legal Opinion
Carter v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided July 15, 2026No. Civil Action No. 2025-4512Published
1Opinion of the Court
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA RAINIE CARTER, Plaintiff, v. Case No. 25-cv-4512 (CRC) WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY, Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION Plaintiff Rainie Carter filed this this lawsuit against her former employer, the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (“WMATA”). She alleges that WMATA terminated her in retaliation for reporting an unauthorized firearm near her office space. WMATA has moved to dismiss Carter’s complaint, asserting that sovereign immunity bars her suit entirely and that, in any event, she has failed to state a…
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