Report: City Ordered to Release Parts of Saul Ewing Report

The city of Rockville was ordered to release certain parts of a personnel report to a former employee and his attorney, the latest move in a discrimination lawsuit filed against the city, The Montgomery Sentinel reports. 

Montgomery County Circuit Court Judge Sharon V. Burrell said at a hearing earlier this month that some of the interview summaries could "lead to the discovery of relevant evidence," The Sentinel reports.

The lawsuit was filed by former public works employee Donald Dorsey, who claims his white supervisors retaliated against him after he complained about a supervisor displaying the Confederate flag on his phone, clothes and work vehicle's dashboard, Patch has reported.

Dorsey also claims his work truck was vandalized because he complained about racism.

The report in question was generated by Saul Ewing LLP, a firm the city paid $190,000 to investigate former city employees’ claims of harassment and discrimination by supervisors, Patch has reported. 

While some of the findings of the report were disclosed, the report itself has never been made public. 

The city has filed an interlocutory appeal, The Sentinel reports.