Legal Opinion
Jangjoo v. Broadcasting Board of Governors
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided March 27, 2017No. Civil Action No. 2016-0870PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
AMY BERMAN JACKSON, United States District Judge
Plaintiffs Sohelia Jangjoo and Ardavan Roozbeh have sued the Broadcasting Board of Governors (“BBG”), an independent federal agency, and a BBG employee, Setareh Derakhshesh Sieg, in her individual capacity. Plaintiffs worked for BBG’s Persian language service, the Persian News Network (“PNN”), which is a component of BBG’s broader “Voice of America” network. First Am. Compl. [Dkt. # 14] (“Am. Compl.”) ¶¶2, 17, 30, 82. Defendant Sieg is the Director of PNN, and had supervisory control over both plaintiffs. Id. ¶¶ 16, 51.
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