Monte A. Ruffin v. Congressional Budget Office

MEMORANDUM OPINION

JOHN D. BATES, United States District Judge

Monte Ruffin, a computer support specialist at the Congressional Budget Office, has sued his employer for various instances of alleged discrimination. The CBO has moved to dismiss the final count of Ruf-fin’s amended complaint — hostile work environment — arguing that Ruffin failed to exhaust that particular claim under the informal processes peculiar to the Congressional Accountability Act. As explained below, the Court agrees.

BACKGROUND

The factual allegations in the complaint will be taken as true. Ruffin, an African-American man,…