STROTHERS v. CITY OF LAUREL, MARYLAND

No. 17-1237.

895 F.3d 317 (2018)

Felicia STROTHERS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF LAUREL, MARYLAND, (Mayor & City Council), Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: July 6, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Megan Keenan , Joseph Charlet , UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW, Charlottesville, Virginia, for Appellant. Kevin Bock Karpinski , KARPINSKI, COLARESI & KARP, P.A., Baltimore, Maryland, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Stephen L. Braga , Appellant Litigation Clinic, UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW, Charlottesville, Virginia, for Appellant. Sandra D. Lee , KARPINSKI, COLARESI & KARP, P.A., Baltimore, Maryland, for Appellee.

Reversed and remanded by published opinion. Chief Judge Gregory wrote the opinion, in which Judge Diaz and Judge Harris joined.


From day one of her employment at the City of Laurel, Felicia Strothers was singled out for harassment by her direct supervisor, Carreen Koubek. When Strothers complained to the director of her department, he revealed that Koubek had wanted to hire someone of a different race than Strothers, who is black. Strothers then submitted...

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