Legal Opinion

Murphy-Holman v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

District Court, District of Columbia

Decided July 30, 2026No. Civil Action No. 2025-0732Published

1Opinion of the Court

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA MURPHY-HOLMAN, Plaintiff, v. No. 25-cv-00732-ZMF WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY, Defendants. ORDER Before the Court is Defendant Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority’s (“WMATA”) Motion for Summary Judgment. See Mot. Summ. J., ECF No. 13. For the reasons stated below, WMATA’s Motion is DENIED in part and GRANTED in part. I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND On October 23rd, 2024, Plaintiff, a 61-year-old woman boarded a WMATA bus. See Mot. Summ. J., Dep. of Jaquline Murphy-Holmon 23:2–7, ECF No. 13-3. Plaintiff testified that…

2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. Bell Atlantic Corp. v. TwomblySupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  2. Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  4. Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
  5. Scott v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 2007

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