REED v. Fairfax County, No. 1:2018cv01454 - Document 44 (E.D. Va. 2020)
Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION and ORDER. Signed by District Judge Liam O'Grady on 1/15/2020. (lcre, )
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REED v. Fairfax County Doc. 44 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA Alexandria Division Justin Reed, Plaintiff, Civil Action No. 1:18-cv-1454 Hon. Liam O'Grady Fairfax County,Virginia, Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPIN ON AND ORDER This matter comes before the Court on Defendant Fairfax County's("Defendant's" or "the County's") Motion for Summary Judgment. Dkt. 38. The motion is fully briefed, and the Court dispensed with oral argument as it would not aid in the decisional process. I. BACKGROUND Plaintiff Justin Reed ("Plaintiff or "Reed")filed an Amended Complaint(Dkt. 16)on February 22,2019. In it. Reed alleges two claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964: Claim I-Discrimination in the form ofa Written Reprimand Based on Religion and Religious Exercise; and Claim 11- Retaliation in the form ofa Retaliatory Written Reprimand. Dkt. 16 18-21. The Amended Complaint refers to controversy surrounding accommodation for his religious beliefs as a Jehovah's Witness during a flag-raising ceremony at the Church of Latter-Day Saints on the Fourth of July in 2018. Religious discrimination claims can take two forms: disparate treatment; or failure to accommodate religious beliefs. The pleadings before the Court are consistent with the latter, a religious accommodation claim under Title VII. Dockets.Justia.com
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