Abraham v. Burwell

MEMORANDUM OPINION

JAMES E. BOASBERG, United States District Judge

Plaintiff Gala Abraham, a black woman over the age of 40, is a former employee of the Food and Drug Administration, a component of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services located in Maryland. She contends that, beginning in 2010, her supervisors improperly declined to select her for promotions and transfer and, ultimately, wrongfully terminated her employment.

Believing that such actions constitute discrimination on the basis of her race, sex, and color, as well as retaliation for engaging in protected activities,…