Opinion
Civil Action 23-2140-KSM
06-27-2024
JEREMI TAYLOR, Plaintiff, v. THE SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY (SEPTA), Defendant.
ORDER
Karen Spencer Marston, J.
AND NOW, this 27th day of June, 2024, it is ORDERED as follows:
1. Upon consideration of Plaintiff's Motion for Partial Summary Judgment (Doc. No. 18), Plaintiff's Supplemental Motion for Partial Summary Judgment (Doc. No. 24), Defendant's opposition brief (Doc. Nos. 37, 38), and Plaintiff's reply brief (Doc. No. 42), and following oral argument on June 21, 2024, it is ORDERED that the motion (Doc. Nos. 18, 24) is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART. The motion is GRANTED as to Plaintiff's Title VII failure to accommodate claim in connection with follow-up testing during Ramadan 2023. The remainder of the motion is DENIED.
2. Upon consideration of Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc. Nos. 28, 29), Plaintiff's opposition brief (Doc. No. 40), and Defendant's reply brief (Doc. Nos. 43, 44), and following oral argument on June 21, 2024, it is ORDERED that the motion (Doc. No. 28) is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART. The motion is DENIED as to Plaintiff's Title VII failure to accommodate claim in connection with follow-up testing during Ramadan 2023. The motion is GRANTED as to all remaining claims in the Amended Complaint and Plaintiff's request for punitive damages.
3. The parties shall reach out to Judge Wells's Chambers to schedule a follow-up settlement conference and inform the undersigned of the date for that conference by June 28, 2024.
IT IS SO ORDERED.