LEA v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA et al

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Case overview

Case Number:

1:22-cv-01396

Court:

District Of Columbia

Nature of Suit:

Civil Rights: Jobs

Judge:

James E. Boasberg

  1. July 27, 2023

    DC Gov't Cleared Of Atty Applicant's 'Scarlet Letter' Claim

    A District of Columbia federal judge has cleared Washington, D.C., local government of claims that it violated a local attorney's rights when it withdrew her employment offer for a general counsel position and allegedly branded her with a "scarlet letter" for future jobs after learning she had been suspended from practicing law in 2011.

  2. June 01, 2023

    Old Mistakes Shouldn't Block Hiring, DC Atty Candidate Says

    A former general counsel candidate for Washington, D.C.'s Department of For-Hire Vehicles told a D.C. federal judge that bar infractions she made almost a decade ago after the death of her significant other shouldn't have branded her as an unsuitable applicant for future legal positions.

  3. May 08, 2023

    DC Gov't Says Atty Not Due Hearing Over Withdrawn Job Offer

    The Washington, D.C., city government has told a federal judge that a former in-house counsel candidate was not entitled to a hearing over the city's decision to withdraw a job offer after learning she previously had her law license suspended.

  4. August 10, 2022

    DC Can't Ditch Ex-GC Candidate's Suit Over Rescinded Offer

    A District of Columbia federal judge has kept alive the bulk of a lawsuit alleging the city and its top officials violated an attorney's due process rights by rescinding a general counsel job offer and labeling her as "unsuitable" for government legal jobs due to her prior bar suspension.