BARBER v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA GOVERNMENT et al

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
CLAUDIA A. BARBER,
Plaintiff,
v.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA GOVERNMENT,
EUGENE ADAMS,
Defendants.
Case No. 17-cv-620 (JMC)
ORDER
For the reasons that the Court will provide on the record at an upcoming hearing, it is
hereby ORDERED that Defendants’ motion for summary judgment, ECF 62, is GRANTED in
part and DENIED in part as follows:
For Count I, Discrimination in violation of the District of Columbia Human Rights Act
(DCHRA) against Defendants District of Columbia and Eugene Adams, the motion is DENIED
with respect to Plaintiff’s claims regarding her failure to be appointed to PALJ and acting PALJ
positions before February 2016 and GRANTED with respect to Plaintiff’s remaining claims.
For Count II, Retaliation in violation of the DCHRA against the District and Adams, the
motion is DENIED with respect to Plaintiff’s claims regarding her failure to be appointed to PALJ
and acting PALJ positions before February 2016 and GRANTED with respect to Plaintiff’s
remaining claims.
For Count III, Discrimination in violation of Title VII against the District, the motion is
DENIED with respect to Plaintiff’s claims regarding her failure to be appointed to PALJ and
acting PALJ positions before February 2016 and GRANTED with respect to Plaintiff’s remaining
claims.
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For Count IV, Retaliation in violation of Title VII against the District, the motion is
DENIED with respect to Plaintiff’s claims regarding her failure to be appointed to PALJ and
acting PALJ positions before February 2016 and GRANTED with respect to Plaintiff’s remaining
claims.
For Count V, Retaliation in violation of the D.C. Whistleblower Protection Act against the
District and Adams, the motion is GRANTED.
It is further ORDERED that the Parties shall appear for a status hearing for the Court to
provide its reasoning on the record and set a date for trial, on January 27, at 2:30 PM. The
conference will be on the record before Judge Jia M. Cobb and conducted via Zoom. The Court’s
Deputy Clerk will provide the information necessary to access the conference.
SO ORDERED.
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JIA M. COBB
United States District Judge
Date: December 31, 2025
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