Simms v. Buttigieg

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA SYDNEY SIMMS, Plaintiff, v. Case No. 22-cv-2115-MJS SEAN DUFFY, Secretary of Transportation, Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION Plaintiff Sydney Simms (“Simms”) began working as an employee with the Federal Aviation Administration (“FAA”)—an agency within the U.S. Department of Transportation—in February 2020.1 Less than a year later, in January 2021, the FAA terminated her employment. The FAA cited as its rationale Simms’ “significant performance deficiencies” during her probationary period. Simms suspects something more sinister. She says…