Case: United States v. DC Metro Police Department

1:93-cv-01151 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: June 8, 1993

Closed Date: 1994

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Case Summary

On June 8, 1993, the United States Department of Justice ("DOJ") filed an employment discrimination lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia against the District of Columbia Metro Police Department. The parties conducted discovery for eight months. On April 9, 1994, the District of Columbia was substituted for the District of Columbia Metro Police Department as defendant. On June 2, 1994, the District Court (Judge Norma H. Johnson) entered a settlement decree and judgment. This case is closed.

The only document available for this case is the docket. It appears that this case involves discrimination on the basis of religion.

Summary Authors

Jennifer Hau (11/27/2007)

People


Judge(s)

Johnson, Norma Holloway (District of Columbia)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Geetter, Darya (District of Columbia)

Royster, Steven B. (District of Columbia)

Attorney for Defendant

Blustein, Benjamin Jay (District of Columbia)

Goldstein, Jeffrey M. (District of Columbia)

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Documents in this case

1:93-cv-01151

Docket

June 10, 1994

June 10, 1994

Docket

Docket

Last updated March 24, 2025, 8:03 a.m.

ECF Number Date Description Link
1 June 8, 1993

COMPLAINT filed (bm) (Entered: 06/10/1993)

PACER
June 8, 1993

SUMMONS (3) issued for defendant DC METRO POLICE DEPT (bm) (Entered: 06/10/1993)

PACER
July 7, 1993

SUMMONS issued (2) for defendant DC METRO POLICE DEPT/Ron Harris and Corp. Counsel (dmb) (Entered: 07/09/1993)

PACER
2 July 9, 1993

MOTION filed by defendant DC METRO POLICE DEPT to extend time to 7/30/93 to respond to the complaint (dmb) (Entered: 07/12/1993)

PACER
3 July 9, 1993

ORDER by Judge Norma H. Johnson : granting motion to extend time to 7/30/93 to respond to the complaint [2-1] by DC METRO POLICE DEPT (N) (bm) (Entered: 07/13/1993)

PACER
4 July 14, 1993

RESPONSE by plaintiff USA to motion for enlargement of time for DC METRO POLICE DEPT to respond to complaint. (bm) (Entered: 07/15/1993)

PACER
5 July 30, 1993

ANSWER for defendant DC METRO POLICE DEPT (dmb) (Entered: 08/02/1993)

PACER
6 Aug. 10, 1993

INTERROGATORIES and request to produce documents filed by plaintiff(s) USA to defendant DC METRO POLICE DEPT (dmb) (Entered: 08/11/1993)

7 Oct. 5, 1993

ORDER by Judge Norma H. Johnson : status hearing set for 3:15 on 10/22/93 (N) (adc) (Entered: 10/05/1993)

PACER
8 Oct. 20, 1993

MOTION filed by defendant DC METRO POLICE DEPT to extend time to 11/15/93 within which to answer (dmb) (Entered: 10/21/1993)

PACER
9 Oct. 20, 1993

MOTION filed by plaintiff(s) USA to compel responses to United States first request for production of documents and first set of interrogatories (dmb) (Entered: 10/21/1993)

PACER
11 Oct. 22, 1993

ORDER by Judge Norma H. Johnson : For non-filing of discovery and directing discovery materials shall not be filed except by leave of court (N) (adc) (Entered: 11/03/1993)

PACER
12 Oct. 22, 1993

ORDER by Judge Norma H. Johnson :noting dates set at status call (N) (adc) (Entered: 11/03/1993)

PACER
Oct. 22, 1993

STATUS HEARING before Judge Norma H. Johnson : discovery due 2/15/94 ; dispositive motions due 3/1/94 ; trial set for 2:00 5/10/94 ; Reporter: Gloria Williams (adc) (Entered: 11/03/1993)

PACER
10 Oct. 25, 1993

ORDER by Judge Norma H. Johnson : granting motion to extend time to 11/15/93 within which to answer plaintiff's discovery [8-1] by DC METRO POLICE DEPT (N) (adc) (Entered: 10/25/1993)

PACER
Nov. 3, 1993

CASE REFERRED to Mag. Judge Patrick J. Attridge for discovery and pretrial (mbd) (Entered: 11/04/1993)

PACER
13 Dec. 10, 1993

MOTION filed by plaintiff(s) USA to compel responses to United States first request for production of documents and first set of interrogatories ; attachments (4) (dmb) Modified on 12/14/1993 (Entered: 12/13/1993)

PACER
14 Jan. 4, 1994

ORDER by Mag. Judge Patrick J. Attridge : granting motion to compel responses to United States first request for production of documents and first set of interrogatories [13-1] by USA; defendant to furnish the plaintiff its responses on or before 1/10/94; (N) (clv) (Entered: 01/04/1994)

PACER
15 Feb. 4, 1994

JOINT MOTION by plaintiff USA, defendant DC METRO POLICE DEPT to extend time to 3/15/94 for discovery (dmb) (Entered: 02/07/1994)

PACER
16 Feb. 8, 1994

ORDER by Judge Norma H. Johnson : granting joint motion to extend time to 3/15/94 for discovery [15-1] by DC METRO POLICE DEPT, USA (N) (adc) (Entered: 02/14/1994)

17 March 10, 1994

JOINT MOTION by plaintiff(s) USA to extend time for filing discovery to 4/15/94 (dmb) (Entered: 03/14/1994)

PACER
18 March 15, 1994

ORDER by Judge Norma H. Johnson : granting joint motion to extend time for filing discovery to 4/15/94 [17-1] by USA ; discovery due 4/15/94 (N) (adc) (Entered: 03/16/1994)

PACER
19 March 17, 1994

MOTION filed by defendant DC METRO POLICE DEPT to compel 30 (B) (6) designation and deposition of plaintiff; attachment (1) (dmb) (Entered: 03/18/1994)

PACER
20 March 25, 1994

ORDER by Mag. Judge Patrick J. Attridge: pretrial conference set for 9:30 on 5/3/94; parties to file pretrial statements by 4/23/94. (N) (pao) (Entered: 03/25/1994)

PACER
21 March 30, 1994

(ENTER IN ERROR)( NOTICE TO TAKE DEPOSITION of Willie Doster by plaintiff USA.; attachment (1) (dmb) Modified on 04/07/1994 (Entered: 03/31/1994)

PACER
23 March 30, 1994

(ENTER IN ERROR )NOTICE TO TAKE DEPOSITION of Lieutenant William Q. Taylor by plaintiff(s) USA . (dmb) Modified on 04/07/1994 (Entered: 04/01/1994)

PACER
22 March 31, 1994

MOTION filed by plaintiff USA for protective order with respect to defendant's notice of deposition ; attachment (1)(dmb) Modified on 04/01/1994 (Entered: 04/01/1994)

PACER
24 March 31, 1994

NOTICE TO TAKE DEPOSITION of U.S. of America by defendant DC METRO POLICE DEPT . (lpp) Modified on 04/29/1994 (Entered: 04/29/1994)

PACER
36 March 31, 1994

ATTORNEY APPEARANCE for plaintiff by Darya Geetter (ab) (Entered: 04/19/1994)

PACER
25 April 11, 1994

MEMORANDUM by defendant DC METRO POLICE DEPT in opposition to motion for protective order with respect to defendant's notice of deposition [22-1] by USA; attachment. (pob) (Entered: 04/13/1994)

PACER
26 April 11, 1994

MOTION filed by plaintiff USA to compel and for sanctions ; Exhibits (4). (pob) (Entered: 04/13/1994)

PACER
27 April 12, 1994

MOTION filed by plaintiff USA for expedited hearing on its second motion to compel and for sanctions against the District of Columbia pursuant to FRCP 37(d) ; exhibits (3) (bm) (Entered: 04/13/1994)

28 April 12, 1994

MOTION filed by plaintiff USA for protective order pursuant to Rule 26(c) to quash defendant's deposition noticed pursuant to Rule 30(b)(b) for 4/14/94 , and expedited consideration of the motion for a protective order ; exhibits (3). (bm) (Entered:04/13/1994)

29 April 13, 1994

RESPONSE by defendant DC METRO POLICE DEPT in opposition to motion to compel [26-1] and for sanctions [26-2] by USA . (bm) (Entered: 04/14/1994)

PACER
30 April 13, 1994

RESPONSE by defendant DC METRO POLICE DEPT in opposition to motion for protective order pursuant to Rule 26(c) to quash defendant's deposition noticed pursuant to Rule 30(b)(b) for 4/14/94 [28-1] by USA; attachment. (bm) Modified on 04/28/1994 (Entered: 04/14/1994)

PACER
31 April 14, 1994

RESPONSE by defendant DC METRO POLICE DEPT in opposition to second motion to compel and for sanctions[26-1] by USA . (adc) (Entered: 04/15/1994)

PACER
32 April 14, 1994

MOTION filed by defendant DC METRO POLICE DEPT to extend discovery to May 13, 1994 , and to continue pretrial to or on May 26, 1994 and that the trial be continued to 6/6/94 (adc) (Entered: 04/15/1994)

PACER
33 April 18, 1994

MEMORANDUM ORDER by Mag. Judge Patrick J. Attridge : denying motion to continue pretrial and trial [32-2] by DC METRO POLICE DEPT, denying motion for sanctions [26-2] by USA; directing parties to produce 30(b)(6) witnesses for deposition by 4/30/94. (N) (pao) (Entered: 04/19/1994)

PACER
34 April 18, 1994

MEMORANDUM by plaintiff(s) USA in support of motion for protective order pursuant to Rule 26(c) to quash defendant's deposition noticed pursuant to Rule 30(b)(b) for 4/14/94 [28-1] by USA,; motion to compel [26-1] by USA,; motion for protective order with respect to defendant's notice of deposition [22-1] by USA, and motion to compel responses to United States first request for production of documents and first set of interrogatories [9-1] by USA (adc) (Entered: 04/19/1994)

PACER
35 April 18, 1994

MEMORANDUM by plaintiff(s) USA agreeing in part and opposing in part motion to extend discovery to May 13, 1994 [32-1] by DC METRO POLICE DEPT, motion to continue pretrial to or on May 26, 1994 and that the trial be continued to 6/6/94 [32-2] by DC METRO POLICE DEPT (adc) (Entered: 04/19/1994)

PACER
37 April 21, 1994

ATTORNEY APPEARANCE for defendant DC METRO POLICE DEPT by Benjamin Jay Blustein (bjl) (Entered: 04/22/1994)

PACER
38 April 22, 1994

PRETRIAL STATEMENTS by defendant DC (jeb) (Entered: 04/25/1994)

PACER
39 April 22, 1994

PRETRIAL STATEMENTS by plaintiff. (bjl) (Entered: 04/25/1994)

PACER
40 May 3, 1994

MOTION filed by plaintiff in limine (bjl) (Entered: 05/04/1994)

PACER
41 May 4, 1994

SUPPLEMENTAL PRETRIAL STATEMENTS by plaintiff(s) (bjl) (Entered: 05/05/1994)

PACER
42 May 4, 1994

STIPULATION OF FACT filed (bm) (Entered: 05/05/1994)

PACER
43 May 4, 1994

RESPONSE by plaintiff(s) USA in opposition to motion in limine [40-1] by USA . (adc) (Entered: 05/05/1994)

PACER
44 May 5, 1994

MOTION filed by defendant in limine (bjl) (Entered: 05/05/1994)

PACER
45 May 5, 1994

RESPONSE by defendant DC METRO POLICE DEPT in opposition to motion in limine [40-1] by USA; exhibits (A-C) (adc) (Entered: 05/06/1994)

PACER
46 May 6, 1994

REPLY by plaintiff USA to its motion in limine to bar evidence pertaining to grooming codes of Federal Agencies [40-1] by USA (bm) (Entered: 05/09/1994)

PACER
47 May 9, 1994

STIPULATION filed and fiated by Judge Norma H. Johnson regarding substitution of the defendant DC in place of DC METRO POLICE DEPT . (N) (adc) (Entered: 05/10/1994)

PACER
48 May 11, 1994

SUPPLEMENT TO PRETRIAL STATEMENTS by defendant (bjl) (Entered: 05/12/1994)

PACER
49 May 12, 1994

REPLY by defendant DC in support of its motion in limine to exclude settlement memorandum [44-1] by DC (bm) (Entered: 05/13/1994)

PACER
50 June 2, 1994

SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT DECREE AND JUDGMENT by Judge Norma H. Johnson: each party shall bear its own costs and expenses, including attorney's fees. (adc) (Entered: 06/03/1994)

PACER
June 10, 1994

CASE referral ended Mag. Judge Patrick J. Attridge (mbd) (Entered: 06/10/1994)

PACER

Case Details

State / Territory:

District of Columbia

Case Type(s):

Equal Employment

Key Dates

Filing Date: June 8, 1993

Closing Date: 1994

Case Ongoing: No

Plaintiffs

Plaintiff Description:

The federal government

Plaintiff Type(s):

U.S. Dept of Justice plaintiff

Attorney Organizations:

U.S. Dept. of Justice Civil Rights Division

Public Interest Lawyer: Yes

Filed Pro Se: No

Class Action Sought: No

Class Action Outcome: Not sought

Defendants

City

District of Columbia

Defendant Type(s):

Law-enforcement

Case Details

Causes of Action:

Title VII (including PDA), 42 U.S.C. § 2000e

Other Dockets:

District of District of Columbia 1:93-cv-01151

Available Documents:

Trial Court Docket

Outcome

Prevailing Party: Unknown

Relief Granted:

Unknown

Source of Relief:

Settlement

Form of Settlement:

Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree

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