Tapp v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ) DONALD TAPP, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Civil Action No. 15–cv-0768 (KBJ) ) WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN ) AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY, ) ) Defendant. ) ) MEMORANDUM OPINION Plaintiff Donald Tapp had been an at-will employee of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (“WMATA” or “Defendant”) for approximately 25 years as of February 3, 2015, when he was terminated from his position as the Superintendent of the Montgomery Bus Division for allegedly violating internal work rules. Shortly after Tapp’s termination, WMATA’s Metro Transit…