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MIAMI, October 7, 2022 - JD Howlette Law recently announced that it filed a federal civil rights lawsuit in the Southern District of Florida on behalf of Immigration Services Officer Charlie Batista, alleging that managers and supervisors at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Miami Field Office unlawfully targeted Officer Batista with malicious acts of intimidation, discrimination, and retaliation based on his sexual orientation, gender identity, and disability. According to the amended complaint, Defendants' unlawful workplace conduct subjected Officer Batista to a hostile and toxic work environment that he was forced to endure for more than a year despite his several pleas for help. The hostile work environment significantly impacted Officer Batista's physical and mental health, resulting in multiple hospitalizations, frequent medical treatment, and regular therapy sessions to cope with the high levels of workplace stress, anxiety, and trauma.
Officer Batista openly identifies in the workplace as a member of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning, plus community ("LGBTQ+"), and he lives with a chronic anxiety disorder. The amended complaint alleges that Officer Batista has been regarded as a "model employee" by supervisors and colleagues since joining USCIS in 2008, underscored by his numerous professional accolades, including performance-related awards, outstanding or excellent job...
MATAGORDA COUNTY — A Bay City physician is facing a federal False Claims Act lawsuit alleging he fraudulently billed Medicare nearly $500,000 for surgical neurostimulator electrode implantations h...