Legal Opinion
Palacios v. Medstar Health, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided February 20, 2018No. Case No. 17–cv–0867 (CRC)PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHRISTOPHER R. COOPER, United States District Judge
Ariana Palacios brought suit against MedStar Health and MedStar Georgetown Medical Center, Inc. alleging discrimination based on her gender identity after the hospital's Department of Plastic Surgery purportedly refused to provide her gender-affirming breast augmentation surgery. After the parties failed to reach an agreement in mediation, Palacios filed a motion seeking to amend her complaint to add additional claims related to a consultation *89she had with a MedStar Georgetown doctor regarding a different procedure, vocal feminization…
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