· 3/18/2015
Welsh v. Hagler
Citations
- 83 F. Supp. 3d 212
- 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 33313
- 2015 WL 1244095
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- noting that Defendant Jemmie Welch “should have named the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution as the sole defendant, not the Smithsonian and two of its employees”
- finding plaintiff had no intent to begin EEO process as emails “merely describe[d] the events that transpired” and “sought to clarify [plaintiff’s] reasonable accommodation”
- “Under the FTCA, ‘the United States is the only proper party defendant.’” (citation omitted)
- (the federal employee likely would be granted leave to amend if the complaint was not liberally construed, and the defendant would not be prejudiced by a liberal construction of the complaint
- analyzing communications to determine whether they showed requisite intent
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Judges: Judge Tanya S. Chutkan
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