Rachel Padilla v. Louis DeJoy

I. INTRODUCTION

On December 17, 2020, plaintiff Rachel Padilla filed this action against defendant Louis DeJoy, Postmaster General of the United States Postal Service (“USPS”). Dkt. 1. Plaintiff alleges three claims for relief against USPS: (1) disability discrimination under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. § 791, et seq.; (2) age discrimination under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, 29 U.S.C §§ 621-634; and (3) retaliation, reprisal, and vicarious liability under Title VI, 42 USC § 2000e-3. Id. On June 4, 2021, defendant filed an answer to plaintiff's complaint. Dkt. 9. Plaintiff's claims arise out of her employment at USPS. Throughout her employment, plaintiff has suffered physical ailments, which at various times have affected her ability to perform her work responsibilities. She has brought multiple claims against USPS. In the present case, plaintiff has brought claims for disability and age discrimination and retaliation based on two specific sets of events. The first was the issuance of a Letter of Warning (“LOW”) in June 2019, and the second was a series of events occurring between September 2019, and February 2020. The timeline…