Barnes v. Lloyd J. Austin, III

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA MARY BARNES, Plaintiff, v. Civil Action No. 23-cv-932 PETER HEGSETH, Secretary of Defense. 1 Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION Plaintiff Mary Barnes sued the Department of Defense (“DOD”), claiming that it misclassified her on the federal government pay scale. Her Complaint brings five counts under Title VII, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, and the Equal Pay Act. Defendant moved to dismiss each count. Def.’s Mot. to Dismiss at 1–23, ECF No. 16-1 (“Def.’s Mot.”). For the reasons stated below, the court will GRANT Defendant’s…