Ranade v. BT Americas, Inc.
Filing
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MEMORANDUM OPINION re: Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment 23 . Signed by District Judge Liam O'Grady on 10/28/13. (dper)
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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OCT 2 8 2013
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA
Alexandria Division
CLERK, U.S. DISTRICT COURT
ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA
Nadine Ranade,
Plaintiff,
-v-
Civil Action No. 1:12-CV-01039
BT Americas, Inc.,
Defendant.
MEMORANDUM OPINION
I.
Overview
Before the Court is Defendant's motion for summary judgment (Dkt. No. 23). Plaintiff
opposed the motion (Dkt. Nos. 32, 33) and Defendant replied (Dkt. No. 36). The Court heard
oral argument on October 11, 2013. After reviewing the pleadings and exhibits submitted by the
parties, for the reasons stated in open court and those set forth below, the Court now issues this
order granting Defendant's motion for summary judgment and dismissing Plaintiffs complaint
with prejudice.
II.
Background
Defendant BT Americas, Inc. ("BT") is a technology services firm in Northern Virginia.
In March 2008, BT Americas hired Plaintiff Nadine Ranade as a consultant at a salary of
$120,000 annually. Ranade worked for BT Americas continuously until March 31, 2011, when
she was informed that she was being terminated for poor performance. Ranade maintains that BT
Americas violated the Family and Medical Leave Act ("FMLA") by denying her request for
FMLA leave in September 2010, giving her negative performance evaluations, placing her on a
Performance Improvement Plan ("PIP"), and ultimately terminating her in March 2011. Ranade
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