Opinion
Civil Action 19-3326-KSM
03-10-2022
AUDRA MCCOWAN, et al., Plaintiffs, v. CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, et al., Defendants.
ORDER
KAREN SPENCER MARSTON, J.
AND NOW this 10th day of March, 2022, upon consideration of Defendant Curtis Younger's Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc. No. 132), Plaintiffs' opposition brief (Doc. No. 166), the City of Philadelphia and individual City Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc. No. 133), Plaintiffs' opposition brief (Doc. No. 167), Defendant Richard Ross Jr.'s Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc. No. 136), and Plaintiffs' opposition brief (Doc. No. 168), and following oral argument on February 16, 2022, it is ORDERED that the motions (Doc. Nos. 132, 133, 136) are GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART as follows:
1. Summary judgment is GRANTED in favor of Defendants Christine Coulter, Daniel MacDonald, Timothy McHugh, Kevin O'Brien, Eric Williford, Tamika Allen, Herbert Gibbons, Brent Conway, and Curtis Younger on all of Plaintiff Jennifer Allen's claims.
2. Summary judgment is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART to Defendants the City of Philadelphia and Michael McCarrick. As explained in the accompanying Memorandum, summary judgment is DENIED as to the following counts against each identified Defendant:
Count
Claim
Defendant(s)
III
Title VII Retaliation
City of Philadelphia
XIV
Pennsylvania Whistleblower Retaliation
City of Philadelphia, McCarrick
XVIII
PHRA Retaliation
City of Philadelphia, McCarrick
XIX
PHRA Aiding and Abetting
McCarrick
XXI
PFPO Retaliation
City of Philadelphia, McCarrick
XXII
PFPO Aiding and Abetting
McCarrick
As to all other claims asserted by Allen, summary judgment is GRANTED in favor of the City of Philadelphia and Michael McCarrick.
IT IS SO ORDERED.