COLEMAN v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

No. 12-7114.

794 F.3d 49 (2015)

Vanessa COLEMAN, Appellant v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, et al., Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided July 17, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jatinique Randle , Student Counsel, argued the cause for appellant. On the briefs was Aderson Bellegarde Francois.

Carl J. Schifferle , Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia, argued the cause for appellees. With him on the brief were Irvin B. Nathan , Attorney General, Todd S. Kim , Solicitor General, and Loren L. AliKhan , Deputy Solicitor General.

Dissenting Opinion filed by Circuit Judge BROWN.


Following a major fire in which a high-rise apartment building was destroyed, the District of Columbia Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department took disciplinary action against the Appellant, Fire Captain Vanessa Coleman. That disciplinary proceeding set off a series of charges and complaints by Coleman and counter...

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