Allen v. D.A. Foster Company, Inc.

Filing 47

MEMORANDUM OPINION in re 32 Motion for Summary Judgment (See order for details). Signed by District Judge Claude M. Hilton on 04/10/2015. (jlan)

IN THE UNITED
FOR THE

STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA

Alexandria Division

MATTHEW T.

ALLEN,

Plaintiff,

Civil Action No.

v.

D.A. FOSTER COMPANY,
et al.,

1:14-cv-00508

INC.,

Defendants.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

THIS MATTER comes before the Court on Defendant D.A.

Company's ("D.A. Foster") motion for summary judgment.1

Foster

D.A.

Foster is a heavy construction company, operating in Virginia.
Barnes Excavating is a sole proprietorship owned by Mark Barnes,
performing excavating services and working largely as a
subcontractor to D.A. Foster.

On June 17, 2013,

Plaintiff

Matthew Allen ("Allen7' or "Plaintiff7') was hired by Barnes

Excavating and began work as a laborer on a D.A. Foster project.
On August 23, 2013, while at the worksite,

an unidentified

man from another company began making sexual advances towards

1 Defendant Matthew Allen has currently not moved for summary
judgment and the holding of this opinion pertains only to D.A.
Foster.