WILLIAMS v. UNITED STATES CAPITOL POLICE BOARD

Filing 14

MEMORANDUM OPINION granting 11 defendants' motion to dismiss or, in the alternative, for summary judgment. Signed by Judge Henry H. Kennedy, Jr. on March 4, 2010. (NP)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

CALVIN WILLIAMS, Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES CAPITOL POLICE BOARD, Defendant. Civil Action 09-01248 (HHK)

MEMORANDUM OPINION Plaintiff Calvin Williams brings this action against the United States Capitol Police Board and James Hadley Billington in his official capacity as the Librarian of Congress (collectively " defendants").1 Williams alleges age discrimination in violation of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act ("ADEA"), 29 U.S.C. § 621 et seq., and the United States Constitution. Fraziers's complaint arises from the merger of the Library of Congress Police Force ("Library Police") and the United States Capitol Police ("Capitol Police"). Williams was an officer of the Library Police at the time Congress authorized this merger and is ineligible to become a member, rather than a civilian employee, of the Capitol Police because of his age. Before the Court is defendants' motion to dismiss or, in the alternative, for summary judgment [#11]. Defendants filed this motion on January 26, 2010. Local Civil Rule 7(b) provides that a party opposing a motion "shall serve and file a memorandum of points and authorities in opposition to the motion" within fourteen days of the date of service of the motion. LCvR 7(b).

When Williams first filed this suit, he named only the Capitol Police Board as a defendant. His amended complaint also named Billington.

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Further, "[i]f such a memorandum is not filed within the prescribed time, the Court may treat the motion as conceded." Id. More than fourteen days have passed since January 26, 2010, and Williams has filed no memorandum in opposition to defendants' motion nor has he requested an extension of the deadline for such filing. Accordingly, the Court treats the motion as conceded and concludes that judgment shall be entered in favor of defendants.2 An appropriate order accompanies this opinion.

Henry H. Kennedy, Jr. United States District Judge

The Court notes that it appears that judgment in favor of the Police Board would be appropriate on the merits even had Williams opposed the motion. This case is extremely similar to two others in which this Court today grants dispositive motions for reasons also applicable here. See Rovillard v. U.S. Capitol Police Bd., Civil Action No. 09-682; Perry v. U.S. Capi t ol Police Bd., Civil Action No. 09-683. 2

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