United States DC Circuit

In suit alleging Title VII violations based on race and gender discrimination, harassment, and retaliation, the decision to strike two of plaintiff's claims is reversed as the court erred in striking the claims where: 1) defendant did not demonstrate that allowing plaintiff's retaliation claim would cause undue prejudice; and 2) the reduced airtime allegation could have reasonably been expected to grow out of plaintiff's earlier complaint.

Appellate Information

• Argued 11/16/2007
• Decided 12/14/2007
• Published 12/14/2007

Judges

• Before:  BROWN and GRIFFITH, Circuit Judges, and EDWARDS, Senior Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Leslie D. Alderman, III argued the cause and filed the briefs for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Diane M. Sullivan, Assistant U.S. Attorney, argued the cause for appellee.   With her on the brief were Jeffrey A. Taylor, U.S. Attorney, and Michael J. Ryan, Assistant U.S. Attorney.  R. Craig Lawrence, Assistant U.S. Attorney, entered an appearance.