Hurd v. American Multi-Cinema, Inc.

**Court Denies Worker's Request to Add More Defendants in Discrimination Case** This case involved a federal employee who filed a discrimination lawsuit and wanted to expand their case by adding more defendants. The worker originally sued their employer and then asked the court to also include the FEMA director, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and the DHS director as additional parties they were suing. The court said no to this request. The judge explained that adding these federal officials and agencies would essentially be the same as suing the United States government, which was already a defendant in the case. Since the federal government was already being sued, there was no need to add these individual officials and agencies separately. **What This Means for Workers:** This ruling shows that when federal employees sue for discrimination, they typically need to focus their lawsuit on the United States as their employer, rather than trying to name every individual official or agency involved. While this decision didn't help this particular worker expand their case, it clarifies how federal employment discrimination lawsuits should be structured. The worker can still pursue their discrimination claims against the federal government - they just can't add all these extra defendants to their case.