Headen v. Washington Area Transit Authority

• Court: District Court, District of Columbia
• Decided: May 14, 2010
• Docket: Civil Action No. 2010-0784
• Status: Published

Opinion

FILED

MAY 1 lt 2010

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MEMORANDUM AND ORDER STAYING CASE

This matter comes before the Court upon review of the pro se complaint and application to proceed in forma pauperis. The application will be granted, but the case must be stayed.

Plaintiff alleges that she was disciplined and ultimately terminated from her employment with the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, and she brings claims of "Retaliation, Discrimination, Defamation of Character, Wrongful Termination, Emotional Distress and Hostile Work Enviromnent." Compl. at 6 (page number designated by the Court). The Court presumes that plaintiff brings this action under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000 et seq.

The issuance of a right to sue letter from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is a condition precedent to the filing of an action such as this in federal court. 42 U.S.C. §§ ZOOOe-S(t), 2000e-16(d). In the absence of the issuance of a right to sue letter within 180 days of filing charges with the agency, the plaintiff is obligated to request that such

a letter be issued. See 29 C.F.R. § 1601.28.

Accordingly, it is hereby

ORDERED that plaintit`l"s application to proceed in forma pauperis is GRANTED; and it is

FURTHER ORDERED that this matter is STAYED, and it is

FURTHER ORDERED that, xvithin 30 days of the date of entry of this Order, plaintiff must provide the Court with a right to sue letter indicating a final determination of plaintiff’s

charge. Failure to do so will rcstilt in the dismissal of this action.

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SO ORDERED.

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