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The court evaluates the defendant’s motion for summary judgment, addressing the timeline of Staton’s coding analyst role, her work on Medaptus, transition plans to Cerner, and the reduction in force culminating in termination.",{"@graph":63,"@context":119},[64,80,102],{"@type":65,"itemListElement":66},"BreadcrumbList",[67,71,74,77],{"item":68,"name":69,"@type":70,"position":9},"https://docshare.wps.com","Home","ListItem",{"item":72,"name":10,"@type":70,"position":73},"https://docshare.wps.com/template/",2,{"item":75,"name":41,"@type":70,"position":76},"https://docshare.wps.com/template/letters/",3,{"item":78,"name":59,"@type":70,"position":79},"https://docshare.wps.com/template/tamekia-staton-v-childrens-national-medical-center-memorandum-opinion/261992/",4,{"url":78,"name":59,"@type":81,"image":82,"author":87,"headline":59,"publisher":90,"fileFormat":93,"inLanguage":57,"description":61,"dateModified":94,"datePublished":95,"encodingFormat":93,"isAccessibleForFree":96,"interactionStatistic":97},"DigitalDocument",{"url":83,"@type":84,"width":85,"height":86},"https://docshare.wps.com/thumbnails/tamekia-staton-v-childrens-national-medical-center-memorandum-opinion/261992.png","ImageObject",442,249,{"name":88,"@type":89},"วิน","Person",{"url":68,"name":91,"@type":92},"DocShare","Organization","application/pdf","2026-11-04","2026-09-14",true,{"@type":98,"interactionType":99,"userInteractionCount":101},"InteractionCounter",{"@type":100},"ViewAction",13,{"@type":103,"mainEntity":104},"FAQPage",[105,111,115],{"name":106,"@type":107,"acceptedAnswer":108},"What claims did Tamekia Staton assert against her employer?","Question",{"text":109,"@type":110},"She alleged age discrimination, interference with her right to take leave, retaliation for taking leave, a hostile work environment, and wrongful termination.","Answer",{"name":112,"@type":107,"acceptedAnswer":113},"How did Staton’s job and software work change over time?",{"text":114,"@type":110},"Staton worked as a Coding Analyst using the Medaptus billing software until the organization planned to retire Medaptus and transition to Cerner, an auditing-based system.",{"name":116,"@type":107,"acceptedAnswer":117},"Why were Staton and her coworker terminated?",{"text":118,"@type":110},"Supervisors supported termination as their coding analyst work was tied to Medaptus and would be eliminated after the Cerner system went live, citing urgent cost reduction needs.","https://schema.org",{"og:url":78,"og:type":121,"og:title":59,"og:site_name":91,"og:description":61},"article",{"robots":123,"canonical":78},"index,follow",{"doc_id":125,"site_id":56},261992,1790024265,{"code":4,"msg":5,"data":128},{"doc_id":125,"user_id":129,"nickname":88,"user_avatar":130,"doc_module":9,"category_id":40,"category_name":41,"doc_title":59,"doc_description":61,"doc_content":131,"file_id":132,"file_url":133,"file_type":134,"file_size":135,"view_count":101,"is_deleted":4,"is_public":9,"is_downloadable":9,"audit_status":9,"page_count":25,"language":136,"language_code":57,"site_id":56,"html_lang":57,"table_of_contents":137,"faqs":138,"seo_title":139,"seo_description":61,"update_tm":140,"read_time":47},2336475104736,"https://ap-avatar.wpscdn.com/avatar/22000c4c5e0e5b17e70?x-image-process=image/resize,m_fixed,w_180,h_180&k=1786591360781797222","Case 1:20-cv-03328-DLF Document 23 Filed 09/23/22 Page 1 of 15  \nUNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT  \nFOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA  \nTAMEKIA STATON,  \nPlaintiff,  \nv.  \nCHILDREN’S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER,  \nDefendant.  \nNo. 20-CV-03328 (DLF)  \nMEMORANDUM OPINION  \nTamekia Staton brings this action against her former employer, Children’s National Medical Center, asserting that it discriminated against her based on her age, interfered with her right to take leave and retaliated against her for taking leave, subjected her to a hostile work environment, and wrongfully terminated her. Before the Court is the defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment. Dkt. 16. For the reasons that follow, the Court will grant the motion.  \nI. BACKGROUND  \nA. Factual History  \nStaton is an African American woman who worked for Children’s National Medical Center from October 15, 2001, until her termination on April 24, 2020. 1 Compl. ¶ 6, Dkt. 1 ; Def.’s Statement of Undisputed Facts in Supp. of Def.’s Mot. for Summ. J. ¶¶ 1, 74, Dkt. 16-1. Starting in May 2006 and until her termination, she worked in various departments as a Coding Analyst. Id. ¶¶ 7, 69. To complete her Coding Analyst work, Staton used a medical billing software for  \n1 The Court cites to the defendant’s Statement ofFacts ifa fact is undisputed. Ifa fact is disputed, the Court will indicate as such.  \nCase 1:20-cv-03328-DLF Document 23 Filed 09/23/22 Page 2 of 15  \noutpatient services called Medaptus. Id. ¶ 21. From June 2014 onwards, both Staton and the only other Coding Analyst in her department, Ricki Barnes, worked exclusively on Medaptus. Id. ¶ 28; Def.’s Mot., Ex. A-1 (Staton Dep.) at 42:9–19, 45:13–17, 92:6–12, Dkt. 16-4.  \nIn August 2019, both Staton and Barnes were moved to a newly formed ACE (Auditing, Coding, Education) team. Def.’s Statement of Facts ¶ 39. Their new supervisor was Michele Jenkins, the Manager of Audits and Coding Projects. Id. ¶ 35. Jenkins reported to Dulcie Miller, the Director of the Revenue Integrity Department. Id. ¶ 14.  \nStaton did not enjoy her experience on the ACE team. Because she believed the ACE team was “created to audit coders,” she felt that she “was about to be under probation or something because it was as if [she was] working with the enemy.” Id. ¶ 41. Staton also alleges that Jenkins“made [her] remote workday unbearable,” including by “monitoring [Staton’s] computer screen on WebEx throughout [her] 8-hour shift,” Pl.’s Resps. to Def.’s Statement of Undisputed Facts & Pl.’s Further Statement of Material Facts 16, ¶ 5, Dkt, 19-2, and by “subject[ing] [Staton] to insult[s] and slurs persistently,” Compl. ¶ 60. When asked to elaborate, Staton testified at a deposition that the only “inappropriate” thing Jenkins had done was to “roll[] her eyes” at Staton’s answer to a question on a video call; Jenkins had never said anything, including any slurs, about Staton’s race, age, or gender. Staton Dep. at 189:3–19, 191:4–13, 193:13–21, 193:22–194:17; Def.’s Statement ofFacts ¶¶ 76–77.  \nAs early as 2018, Staton was informed that Children’s National Medical Center would eventually retire Medaptus, the billing software she worked in, and transition to “a new auditingbased system called Cerner.” Def.’s Statement of Facts ¶ 31. Staton did not know how to use Cerner to do coding, billing, or auditing work. Staton Dep. at 82:19–22, 83:1–14. On October 25, 2019, Michele Jenkins sent Staton an email asking if Staton was “interested in getting additional  \nCase 1:20-cv-03328-DLF Document 23 Filed 09/23/22 Page 3 of 15  \ncredentials” that would be relevant to other areas of the ACE team, such as “denials, audits, education,[and] training.” Def.’s Mot., Ex. J at 34, Dkt. 16-14. Jenkins noted that, because these additional areas fell within the scope of the ACE team’s work, there would be no pay increase for taking on additional [training and work.](training and work. Id. at)[ Id.](training and work. Id. at)[ at](training and work. Id. at) 33. 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