Robinson-Douglas v. Coastal International Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CONTENT ROBINSON-DOUGLAS, ) Plaintiff, § v. § Civil Case No. 16-1523 (RJL) COASTAL INTERNATIONAL § SECURITY, INC., ) F I L E D Defendant. § FEB 2 l 2018 MEMORA$B 01»1~10~ c°;:::;- ta‘;'ii;t:tz:i'::.i:.it (Februaryz;, 2018) [Dkr. # 12] Plaintiff Content Robinson-Douglas v(“plaintiff’) brings this action against her former employer, defendant Coastal International Security, Inc. (“defendant” or “Coastal”) to challenge her allegedly unlawful termination. In her amended complaint, plaintiff contends that Coastal violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq., and the D.C. Human Rights Act (“DCHRA”), D.C. Code § 2-1401.01 et seq., by discriminating against her on the basis of sex and retaliating against her for engaging in statutorily protected activities See generally Am. Compl. [Dkt. # 16]. Coastal counters that plaintiff Was terminated not on the basis of sex or as an act of retaliation, but because plaintiff failed a security test and committed various infractions of company policy While stationed as a security guard at the Department of Commerce (“DOC”). See Def.’s Mot. Summ. J. (“Def.’s Mot.”) l [Dkt. # 12]. Coastal has thus moved for summary judgment on all claims. Upon consideration of the parties’ submissions and the entire record, defendant’s motion for summary judgment is GRANTED. BACKGROUND Coastal provides security services to government agencies including, as relevant here, the DOC. See Def.’s Mot. App. A, Decl. of Josephine Coker (“Col