United States Fourth Circuit

In an action alleging interference with plaintiff's application for workers' compensation benefits, summary judgment for defendant is affirmed where: 1) plaintiff waived her Title VII claim by appealing her claim before the Merit Systems Protection Board to the Federal Circuit; and 2) plaintiff could not be subjected to a hostile work environment where all of the alleged conduct occurred after she left the workplace.

Appellate Information

• Argued 05/14/2009
• Decided 08/18/2009
• Published 08/18/2009

Judges

• Before MICHAEL, KING and GREGORY, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fourth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  George Michael Chuzi, Kalijarvi, Chuzi & Newman, PC, Washington, DC, for Appellant.  Lauren Anne Wetzler, Office of the United States Attorney, Alexandria, Virginia, for Appellee.   ON BRIEF:  Chuck Rosenberg, United States Attorney, Alexandria, Virginia, for Appellee.