Legal Opinion
Workman v. Bissessar
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided August 23, 2017No. Civil Action No. 2017-1071PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
RANDOLPH D. MOSS, United States District Judge
Plaintiff Joan Workman, proceeding pro se, is an employee at the Smithsonian Institution’s Renwick Gallery (“the Smithsonian”) in Washington, D.C. On May 18, 2017, she filed a complaint in the D.C. Superior Court, alleging that her supervisor at the Smithsonian, defendant Kenriek Bissessar, “walk[ed]-up on [her] back [in] a threatening manner at work.” Dkt. 1-3 at 5. She also filed motions for a temporary restraining order (“TRO”) and a preliminary injunction, asserting that the “harassment” she was experiencing at her…
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