Legal Opinion

Battle v. District of Columbia

District Court, District of Columbia

Decided May 22, 2015No. Civil Action No. 2012-2012Published

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION

' ELLEN SEGAL HUVELLE, United States District Judge

Before this Court is plaintiff’s motion for a new trial. (Motion for New Trial [EOF No. 76] (“Pl.’s Mot.”).) For the reasons stated herein, the motion will be denied.

BACKGROUND

Plaintiff Laverne Battle brought this suit against the District Columbia and Sergeant Kevin Pope, her direct supervisor at the Metropolitan Police-Department, alleging, inter alia, that Sergeant Pope sexually harassed her in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the D.C. Human Rights Act (“DCHRA”), and that Sergeant Pope’s…

2Cases cited21 opinions

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  4. Christopher G. Pitt, Sr. And Tela Hansom-Pitt v. District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2007
  5. Kansas v. VentrisSupreme Court of the United States · 2009

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