Beyene v. Hilton Hotels Corp.

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• explaining that \not every complaint entitles its author to protection from retaliation under Title VII\ because the plaintiff \must demonstrate that he complained [to the employer] of some unlawful discrimination based on his membership in a protected class \ (emphasis added)
• explaining that “not every complaint entitles its author to protection from retaliation under Title VII” because the plaintiff “must demonstrate that he complained [to the employer] of some unlawful discrimination based on his membership in a protected class” (emphasis added)
• an activity is “protected” for purposes of a Title VII claim “if it involves opposing alleged discriminatory treatment by the employer or participating in legal efforts against the alleged treatment.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

14 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Deppner v. Spectrum Health Care Res., Inc.
  D.C. Circuit· 2018-09-11· cited 27×
• Raihan v. George Wash. Univ.
  D.C. Circuit· 2018-08-28· cited 7×
• Raihan v. George Washington University
  District of Columbia· 2018-08-28
• Deppner v. Spectrum Health Care Resources, Inc.
  District of Columbia· 2018-09-11
• Prasad v. George Washington University
  District of Columbia· 2019-06-25
• Belov v. World Wildlife Fund, Inc.
  District of Columbia· 2021-10-13
• Holmes v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
  District of Columbia· 2024-02-29
• Sebunya v. Mayorkas
  District of Columbia· 2024-03-08
• Abdelhamid v. Lane Construction Corporation
  District of Columbia· 2024-08-12
• Muse v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
  District of Columbia· 2024-11-14
• Caison v. Dejoy
  District of Columbia· 2025-03-28
• Williams v. District of Columbia
  District of Columbia· 2025-03-31
• Grays v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security
  District of Columbia· 2025-09-15
• Phelan v. Mayorkas
  District of Columbia· 2025-09-25

Cites

7 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.
  Supreme Court· 1986-06-25· cited 135,235×
• Soon Y. Park v. Howard University
  D.C. Circuit· 1996-02-12· cited 558×
• Students Against Genocide v. Department of State
  D.C. Circuit· 2001-08-07· cited 535×
• Stewart, Sonya v. Evans, Donald L.
  D.C. Circuit· 2002-01-11· cited 363×
• Murthy v. Vilsack
  D.C. Circuit· 2010-06-25· cited 41×
• Fleming v. Bronfin
  District of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1951-05-15· cited 34×
• Southern California Edison Co. v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
  D.C. Circuit· 2010-05-04· cited 6×