Tolle v. Rockwell Collins Control Technologies, Inc. et al, No. 1:2020cv00174 - Document 14 (E.D. Va. 2020)
Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by District Judge Leonie M. Brinkema on 6/18/2020. (lcre, )(c/s)
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Tolle v. Rockwell Collins Control Technologies, Inc. et al Doc. 14 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA Alexandria Division JAMES TOLLE, Plaintiff, l:20-cv-174(LMB/JFA) ROCKWELL COLLINS CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES,INC.,etaL Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION Pro se plaintiff James Tolle has filed a complaint against his former employers Rockwell Collins Control Technologies, Inc., Collins Aerospace, Rockwell Collins, Inc., and United Technologies Corporation (collectively "Rockwell Collins" or "defendants")' alleging religious discrimination, a hostile work environment, and failure to provide an accommodation in violation of Title VII ofthe Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended,42 U.S.C. ยง 2000e et seq. Plaintiffs claims center around Rockwell Collins's decision to display a rainbow Gay Pride flag on its flagpoles for a 30-day period. Defendants have moved to dismiss. For the reasons that follow, defendants' motion to dismiss will be granted and the complaint will be dismissed. I. Although plaintiffs complaint and opposition contain a combined total of217 pages,the factual allegations underlying the complaint are quite straightforward. Plaintiff, who describes himselfas a practicing Catholic, worked for Rockwell Collins as a contract employee from April 'Defendants assert that plaintiffs former employer was solely Rockwell Collins, Inc., which operates under the brand name Collins Aerospace, and that all other entities named as defendants are improperly identified because they did not employ plaintiff. Dockets.Justia.com
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