Legal Opinion
Uzoukwu v. Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided September 18, 2015No. Civil Action No. 2011-0391PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
CHRISTOPHER R. COOPER, United States District Judge.
Chinyere Uzoukwu’s two-year tenure of employment with the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (“COG”) was marked by a series of conflicts and bizarre interactions with her supervisors and coworkers. After she was terminated — purportedly due to an overall reduction in force — Uzoukwu sued, alleging that she had been discriminated against because of her Nigerian ethnicity. After rulings. on multiple motions to dismiss and motions for reconsideration, the parties proceeded to discovery on Uzoukwu’s remaining…
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