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STACEY JONES V. JOHNS HOPKINS COMMUNITY PHYSICIANS, INC.
//July 5, 2019
Employment law — Discrimination — Hostile work environment
This appeal arises from a lawsuit filed in the Circuit Court for Montgomery County by Stacey Jones, appellant, against Johns Hopkins Community Physicians, Inc. (“Hopkins”), her former employer, alleging that Hopkins discriminated against her on the basis of her race and gender in violation of the Maryland Fair Employment Practices Act, Md. Code (2014), § 20-606 et seq. of the State Government Article, and Chapter 27 of the Montgomery County Code. The lawsuit also included claims for retaliation and a hostile work environment. Following discovery, Hopkins moved for summary judgment, which the circuit court granted. In this appeal, Jones presents four questions for our review, which we have rephrased as follows: 1. Whether the circuit court erred by sustaining Hopkins’ objections to certain exhibits attached to Jones’ opposition to Hopkins’ motion for summary judgment. 2. Whether the circuit court erred by granting Hopkins’ motion for summary judgment on Jones’ discrimination claim. 3. Whether the circuit court erred by granting Hopkins’ motion for summary judgment on Jones’ retaliation claim. 4. Whether the circuit court erred by granting Hopkins’ motion for summary judgment on Jones’ hostile work environment claim. For the reasons explained herein, we shall …
