UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

__________________________________________ ) VETERA GRAVES, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Civil Action No. 08-1499 (PLF) ) GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF ) COLUMBIA, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC ) WORKS, ) ) Defendant. ) __________________________________________)

ORDER

This matter is before the Court on defendant’s motion to dismiss. For the reasons

stated in the Memorandum Opinion issued this same day, it is hereby

ORDERED that defendant’s motion to dismiss [4] is GRANTED and plaintiff’s

complaint is dismissed without prejudice; it is

FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court shall remove this case from the

docket of the Court. This is a final appealable order. See FED . R. APP . P. 4(a).

SO ORDERED.

/s/________________________ PAUL L. FRIEDMAN United States District Judge

DATE: May 22, 2009