UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA _______________________________________ ) YOLANDA YOUNG, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Civil Action No. 09-464 (RBW) ) COVINGTON & BURLING, LLP, et al., ) ) Defendants. ) _______________________________________)

ORDER

For the reasons set forth in the accompanying Memorandum Opinion, it is hereby

ORDERED that the Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss Counts II and VII Under Fed. R.

Civ. P. 12(b)(6) is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART. Specifically, the component

of Count II based on the theory that Covington's non-promotion policy is discriminatory is

dismissed as time-barred. Additionally, Count VII of the amended complaint, which asserts a

claim of negligent supervision, is dismissed. However, the motion is denied as to the component

of Count II which asserts a disparate impact claim based on the theory that Covington's job-

assignment policy was racially discriminatory.

SO ORDERED this 28th day of January, 2010.

_____/s/________________ Reggie B. Walton United States District Judge