Bartolo v. Whole Foods Market Group, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA _________________________________________ ) JEAN-MICHEL BARTOLO, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Case Nos. 1:17-cv-01453(APM) ) 1:18-cv-01681 (APM) ) WHOLE FOODS MARKET GROUP, INC., ) ) Defendant. ) _________________________________________ ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiff Jean-Michel Bartolo, a former Whole Foods employee, sued Defendant Whole Foods Market Group in two related cases following his termination from the company. In the first case, 1:17-cv-1453—which the court refers to as Bartolo I—Plaintiff alleges…