| Woman Sued
VA for Discrimination About Parking Spot
But Won't Be Seen In Closings
By Matthew
Russell Lee, Patreon Maxwell
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August 2 –
Dollareatha Edwards sued the
VA for discrimination. Most
charged were dismissed but
some survived for trial.
On August
2, 2022 U.S. District Court
for the Southern District of
New York Judge Jed S.
Rakoff was presiding
over the civil jury trial.
Inner City Press covered it.
On
the Zoom screen the witness
was shown a memo about the
parking spot at issue, but
could not remember when it was
seen.
The plaintiff has
asked for reconsideration for
adverse rulings excluding
evidence about her request to
telework, and bar testimony
from her sister Veronica
Edwards.
On August 4, in
preparation for closing
arguments, the plaintiff's
lawyers asked if while not
present in the courtroom she
could be shown on a screen, so
the jury can see her.
No, Judge Rakoff ruled,
adding that it would in fact
be improper to be visibly
responding. He told the
parties to keep objections
during summations limited to
"not on evidence," saying that
any alleged
mischaracterizations could be
discussed at sidebar with an
eye toward a curative
instruction if necessary.
Inner City Press
notes that there was a call-in
line for this trial, which is
a best practice. Perhaps it
was only done here so that the
plaintiff could listen in. But
the practice should continue,
in as many trials and cases as
possible.
The case is
Edwards v. Wilkie, Secretary
of the Department of Veterans
Affairs, 16-cv-8031
(Rakoff)
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