Legal Opinion
Bonner v. S-Fer International, Inc.
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided September 14, 2016No. Civil Action No. 2016-0531PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
CHRISTOPHER R. COOPER, United States District Judge
Plaintiff Tasha Bonner had a shopping experience that she likens to that depicted in a well-known scene of the 1990 box-office hit Pretty Woman. Excerpting portions of the script in her multi-count Complaint, Bonner alleges that, like Julia Roberts’ character Vivian, she was treated rudely in a high-end boutique, Salvatore Ferragamo, on the basis of her appearance. Defendant, the boutique’s operator, now moves to dismiss all but one of Bonner’s claims.
I. Background
Bonner, an African-American woman, alleges that she…
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