Watt v. Mabus, No. 1:2012cv00128 - Document 87 (E.D. Va. 2014)
Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION re 78 Motion for Summary Judgment. Signed by District Judge Liam O'Grady on 6/4/2014. (rban, )
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA : JUN - 4 2014 : Alexandria Division I CLERK, U.S. DISTRICT COURT ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA "' MICHAEL A.WATT. Plaintiff, Case No. l:12-cv-128 v. RAY MABUS, Secretary ofIhe Navy, Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION This employment discrimination dispute arises from the Plaintiffs former role as a Navy Supervisory Logistics Management specialist at Quanlico. Virginia. Before the Court is the Defendant's motion for summary judgment. For the reasons set forth below, the Defendant's motion is GRANTED. BACKGROUND The Plaintiff. Michael A. Watt, is a former Supervisory Logistics Management specialist in the Motor Transport Branch at the Marine Corps in Quantico, Virginia ("the Navy"). Watt, who is an African-American Army veteran, served in this capacity from approximately mid-2005 until January, 2008. The complex background to this case can be broken into four parts. The first regards Wall's allegations of disturbing racially-motivated animus. The second concerns the Navy's claims of Watt's improper professional conduct. The third involves the administrative proceedings arising from both parties' allegations. Finally, the fourth deals with the procedural history of the matter before this Court. Each part of the relevant background is discussed in turn. Watt makes disturbing allegations concerning the conditions of his working environment at Quantico. According lo Watt, within months of starting work he began to have issues with a 1
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