Opinion
2:23-cv-01810-JDW 2:23-cv-02487-JDW
09-16-2024
KRISTIN BURNS, Plaintiff, v. DENIS MCDONOUGH, Secretary, Department of Veteran Affairs, Defendant. KRISTEN RUELL, Plaintiff, v. DENIS MCDONOUGH, Secretary, Department of Veteran Affairs, Defendant.
ORDER
JOSHUA D. WOLSON, J.
AND NOW, this 16th day of September, 2024, upon consideration of Secretary Denis McDonough's Motion For Summary Judgment in the Burns matter (ECF No. 35) and his identical Motion For Summary Judgment in the Ruell matter (ECF No. 35), and for the reasons set forth in the accompanying Memorandum, it is ORDERED that Secretary McDonough's Motions For Summary Judgment are GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART as follows:
1. Secretary McDonough's Motions For Summary Judgment are GRANTED with respect to: (a) Ms. Burns's and Ms. Ruell's disparate treatment claims, (b) Ms. Ruell's hostile work environment claim, and (c) Ms. Ruell's claim of a retaliatory hostile work environment; and
2. Secretary McDonough's Motions For Summary Judgment are DENIED with respect to Ms. Burns's and Ms. Ruell's retaliation claims, consistent with the analysis set forth in my Memorandum.