Cork v. United States Postal Service et al, No. 8:2022cv03306 - Document 12 (D. Md. 2023)

Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge Peter J. Messitte on 4/25/2023. (c/m) (hmls, Deputy Clerk)

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Cork v. United States Postal Service et al Doc. 12 Case 8:22-cv-03306-PJM Document 12 Filed 04/25/23 Page 1 of 4 m THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND LAUREN CORK Plaintiff, V. Civil No. 22-3306 PJM UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE, etai, Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION Pro se Plaintiff Lauren Cork, a current employee of the United States Postal Service ("USPS"), has sued Defendants USPS and two of its Postmasters, Louis DeJoy and Lisa Hatton, for employment and disability discrimination, retaliation, and a myriad list of torts. Defendants have moved to dismiss the Complaint for lack ofsubject matterjurisdiction and for failure to state a claim. ECF No. 9. For the following reasons, no hearing being necessary, the Court GRANTS Defendants' Motion to Dismiss(ECF No. 9). k * * To summarize herpro se C omplaint, C ork alleges that her management at US PS has subjected her to verbal harassment, retaliatory threats to her job, and improper disclosures of her mental and physical status since 2016. C ork claims that she has consistently reported this behavior to her superiors (ranging from the Postmaster to the President of the United S tates) and filed "several" E E O complaints over the years, apparently with no relief.' ' A full list of C ork's claims can be found throughout her C omplaint, E C F No. 1. The C ourt notes that many of them, such as "victimizing of the victim" and "the allowance of bullying and intimidation," do not appear to be legally cognizable. 1 Dockets.Justia.com Case 8:22-cv-03306-PJM Document 12 Filed 04/25/23 Page 2 of 4 Case 8:22-cv-03306-PJM Document 12 Filed 04/25/23 Page 3 of 4 Case 8:22-cv-03306-PJM Document 12 Filed 04/25/23 Page 4 of 4

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