Attorney Morris E Fischer's Legal Cases

Discrimination

Hayes v. Napolitano, United States District Court, District of Columbia, 1:12-cv-00825-ABJ

Nov 30, 2012

OUTCOME: $175,000, Ms. Barr's Forced Resignation and Mr. Hayes Kept His Position

James T. Hayes, Jr., had a long and distinguished career with the federal government, including serving as Section Chief of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Counterterrorism Operations Se ... ction, Unit Chief position, Field Office Director, Detention and Removal Operations and DRO Assistant Director for Field Operations. While serving as Special Agent In Charge of ICE's NY office, Mr. Hayes complained about sexual harassment committed by Suzanne Barr, Chief of Staff for the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency. Mr. Hayes was then targeted with retaliation, including investigations conducted against him by the Agency, which demonstrated no wrong doing. Case was followed by CNN, NBC, CBS, ABC, Fox News, the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and countless other national media sources.

Employment and labor

Tadalan v. Johnson, U.S. District Court, District of Columbia, 1:11-cv-01019-CKK

Aug 23, 2012

OUTCOME: settlement for $55,000 and 80 hours of restore leave

Gender discrimination and retaliation case against U.S. General Services Administration involving unequal distribution of work assignments and denial of training.

Discrimination

Rodney Payne v. Department of Commerce, U.S. District Court, District of Columbia, Case No: 09-01808

Mar 28, 2012

OUTCOME: Having been promoted to a GS-14, Plaintiff received full back-pay and 100% attorney fee reimbursement.

Mr. Payne applied for and failed to receive a GS-14 Lead Information Technology Specialist. The position went to a less qualified female. We filed a federal lawsuit on his behalf and the case settled a ... fter depositions. Mr. Payne performed superbly at deposition, after utilizing a number of techinques in Mr. Fischer's book, "Secrets to Your Top Recovery."

Discrimination

Bullard v. Motorola, Inc., U.S. District Court, District of Maryland, Case No: 1:08-cv-03311-WMN

Nov 18, 2011

OUTCOME: Confidential Settlement After Close of Discovery

High profile age discrimination case in which Morris E. Fischer, Esq., single handedly litigated against four Defense lawyers for Motorola. Plaintiff, Harmon Bullard, who originally brought the case pr ... o-se, spent over 16 years helping to build and develop the U.S. Federal Government Markets Division (USFGMD) Contracts and Compliance Organization infrastructure at Motorola. He responded to over 300 audit points that resulted in the development of numerous policies, procedures and processes. after two years as the acting Federal Division Director of Contracts and Compliance, Mr, Bullard was promoted to fill the position of Director, Contracts and Compliance, the same position he held for over eight years, until his termination. Morris E. Fischer litigated the case for over two years and forced a confidential settlement following the close of discovery. Defendants did not file for Summary Judgment.

Employment and labor

Morin v. United States Postal Service, MSPB DC-0752-11-0876-I-1

Oct 27, 2011

OUTCOME: Postal Service rescinded proposal to remove and removal letter; full back pay restored and $18,750.

A USPS Customer Services supervisor, assigned to the Research Triangle Park Station in Durham, NC, with a history of discrimination complaints was targeted for termination and then removed from positio ... n.

Employment and labor

Mogenhan v. Rubin, U.S. District Court, District of Columbia, 1:98-cv-00817-JDS

Apr 14, 2011

OUTCOME: Jury verdict for $250,000 + attorney fees

Ann Mogenhan brought action against the United States Secret Service on a retaliation claim. Ms. Mogenhan's supervisors materially increased her workload after she complained about discrimination and a ... failure to accommodate her heat triggered headaches.

Employment and labor

Yvonne Glover v. U.S. Dep't of Veterans Affairs, Matter No. 558/05

Jan 14, 2010

OUTCOME: Full reinstatement, all back pay and attorney fees

Ms. Yvonne Glover, a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs ("VA") registered nurse, was wrongfully terminated for alleged patient abuse, when Ms. Glover removed a patient's clothing and forcibly removed ... the patient to a seclusion room. I challenged the removal pursuant to 38 U.S.C. Â§7462(c) and obtained a two day trial before the VA's Disciplinary Appeals Board. Trial testimony revealed that Ms. Glover committed no such abuse and that she was instrumental in actually saving the patient from a potential suicide attempt.

Employment and labor

Texeira v. United States Postal Service, 2008 U.S. App. LEXISX 4335 (U.S. Federal Circuit)

Feb 28, 2008

OUTCOME: Full reinstatement to supervisory position, all back pay and attorney fees

I successfully appealed to the United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit, against the United States Postal Service in an M.S.P.B. decision which struck down a disciplinary decision against a U.S. ... Postal Service employee that had stripped her of management responsibility and demoted her to a part-time, entry level clerical position. The Court found that under the factors enumerated in Douglas v. Veterans Admin., 5 M.S.P.R. 280 (1981), this discipline far exceeded the only proven charge of Failure to Follow Proper Timekeeping Procedures.

Employment and labor

Hitchcock v. Atlantic Southeast Airlines, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Mississippi, 1:04-cv-00070-MPM

Nov 01, 2007

OUTCOME: Jury verdict for $870,000

Shay Hitchcock was falsely accused of homosexual harassment against an employee of Defendant's company, who then spear headed a campaign to have my client terminated.

Morris E Fischer's Legal Cases (59)

Hayes v. Napolitano, United States District Court, District of Columbia, 1:12-cv-00825-ABJ

Tadalan v. Johnson, U.S. District Court, District of Columbia, 1:11-cv-01019-CKK

Rodney Payne v. Department of Commerce, U.S. District Court, District of Columbia, Case No: 09-01808

Bullard v. Motorola, Inc., U.S. District Court, District of Maryland, Case No: 1:08-cv-03311-WMN

Morin v. United States Postal Service, MSPB DC-0752-11-0876-I-1

Mogenhan v. Rubin, U.S. District Court, District of Columbia, 1:98-cv-00817-JDS

Yvonne Glover v. U.S. Dep't of Veterans Affairs, Matter No. 558/05

Texeira v. United States Postal Service, 2008 U.S. App. LEXISX 4335 (U.S. Federal Circuit)

Hitchcock v. Atlantic Southeast Airlines, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Mississippi, 1:04-cv-00070-MPM