VILLA v. CAVAMEZZE GRILL, LLC

No. 15-2543.

858 F.3d 896 (2017)

Patricia VILLA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CAVAMEZZE GRILL, LLC; CavaMezze Grill Mosaic, LLC, Defendants-Appellees, and Cava Group, Inc., Defendant. Metropolitan Washington Employment Lawyers Association; U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Amici Supporting Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: June 7, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Matthew B. Kaplan , THE KAPLAN LAW FIRM PLLC, Arlington, Virginia, for Appellant. Sarah Catherine Crawford , UNITED STATES EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION, Washington, D.C., for Amicus Curiae. David Barmak , MINTZ, LEVIN, COHN, FERRIS, GLOVSKY AND POPEO, P.C., Washington, D.C., for Appellees. ON BRIEF: Dennis Corkery , Christine Tschiderer , WASHINGTON LAWYERS' COMMITTEE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS AND URBAN AFFAIRS, Washington, D.C., for Appellant. Alta M. Ray , MINTZ, LEVIN, COHN, FERRIS, GLOVSKY AND POPEO, P.C., Washington, D.C., for Appellees. Stephen Z. Chertkof , HELLER, HURON, CHERTKOF & SALZMAN, PLLC, Washington, D.C.; Erik D. Snyder , PASSMAN & KAPLAN, P.C., Washington, D.C.; Alan R. Kabat , BERNABEI & KABAT, PLLC, Washington, D.C., for Amicus Metropolitan Washington Employment Lawyers Association. P. David Lopez , General Counsel, Jennifer S. Goldstein , Associate General Counsel, Lorraine C. Davis , Assistant General Counsel, Anne W. King , Office of General Counsel, UNITED STATES EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION, Washington, D.C., for Amicus United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

Affirmed by published opinion. Judge Traxler wrote the opinion, in which Judge Motz and Judge Agee joined.


Patricia Villa appeals a district court order granting summary judgment against her in her Title VII retaliation case against CavaMezze Grill, LLC, and CavaMezze Grill Mosaic, LLC (together, "Cava" or "the employer"). Finding no error, we affirm.

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CavaMezze Grill, LLC ("CMG") is a Maryland limited-liability...

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