Rayyan v. Virginia Department of Transportation

Filing 47

MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by District Judge Claude M. Hilton on 1/12/2017. (dvanm, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA
Alexandria Division

SINAN RAYYAN,

Plaintiff,

Civil Action No. 1:15-cv-01681

V.

VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT

OF TRANSPORTATION,
Defendant.

Maaorandum Opinion

THIS MATTER comes before the Court on Defendant's Motion
for Summary Judgment.

Virginia Department of Transportation ("Defendant") hired
Sinan Rayyan ("Plaintiff") as a senior project manager in its
Fredericksburg District on January 10, 2012. Plaintiff, an ArabAmerican and Muslim, is a licensed professional engineer. In the

Fredericksburg District, there were three licensed professional

engineers: Plaintiff, Kevin Northridge, and Michelle Shropshire.
Northridge and Shropshire are both Caucasian. Plaintiff reported
to Northridge until Northridge resigned in December 2013. After

Northridge resigned and until Plaintiff was fired, he reported
directly to Shropshire, who had been Northridge's supervisor.