Opinion
Civil Action No.11 2099
11-28-2011
JANET HOWARD, Plaintiff, v. REBECCA M. BLANK, Acting Secretary, U.S. Department of Commerce, Defendant.
MEMORANDUM OPINION
This matter is before the Court on plaintiff's application to proceed in forma pauperis on a pro se complaint. The Court will grant the application, and will dismiss this action with prejudice.
Plaintiff's cause of action arises from the termination of her employment with the Bureau of Industry Security, Office of Enforcement Analysis, United States Department of Commerce, see Compl. ¶¶ 1,5, 36, which allegedly occurred in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, see 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq., 42 U.S.C. § 1981, and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, see 29 U.S.C. § 621 et seq. Review of Court records reveals that plaintiff in a prior civil action has challenged, unsuccessfully, her termination. See Howard v. Locke, 729 F. Supp. 2d 85 (D.D.C. 2010) (granting as conceded defendant's motion for summary judgment). Under the doctrine of res judicata, this prior judgment on the merits of her discrimination claims bars her from relitigating the claims. Allen v. McCurry, 449 U.S. 90, 94 (1980); I.A.M. Nat'l Pension Fund v. Indus. Gear Mfg. Co., 723 F.2d 944, 949 (D.C. Cir. 1983); see Mitchell v. Bannum Place of Washington, D.C., Inc., 532 F. Supp. 2d 104, 106-07 (D.D.C. 2008). Accordingly, the Court will dismiss this action. An Order consistent with this Memorandum is issued separately on this same date.
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United States District Judge