Legal Opinion
Bitner v. Buttigieg
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided September 18, 2024No. Civil Action No. 2021-3153Published
1Opinion of the Court
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA LORETTA BITNER, Plaintiff, v. Case No. 1:21-cv-3153 (TNM) PETE BUTTIGIEG, Secretary, U.S. Department of Transportation, Defendant. MEMORANDUM ORDER Loretta Bitner brought a sex discrimination suit against Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, claiming that the agency he leads unlawfully picked a man for the job she wanted. Her case went to trial. But after three days of testimony and evidence, the jury rejected her claim and returned a verdict for the Secretary. Now Bitner asks for a new trial. In her view, a jury instruction and…
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