15-003264 Bobby Jacome vs. Victoria's Secret, Llc Status: Closed Settled and/or Dismissed prior to entry of RO/FO on Thursday, August 20, 2015.

STAT E O F FLORID A

COMMISSIO N O N HUMA N RELATION S

BOBB Y JACOME , EEO C Cas e No . 15D20150005 3

Petitioner , FCH R Cas e No . 2014-0129 3

v . DOAHCaseNo . 15-326 4

VICTORIA' S SECRET , LL C FCH R Orde r No . 15-06 6

Respondent .

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ORDER REMANDIN G CAS E T O ADMINISTRATIV E LA W JUDG E

FO R FURTHE R PROCEEDING S O N PETITIO N FO R RELIE F

Thi s r Orde e th f o n consideratio r fo n Commissio e th e befor s i r matte Dismissin g

Cas e an d Closin g File , 20 t , d date Augus 2015 , i issue n d above-style e d th e cas b y

Administrativ e La w Judg e Dian e Cleavinger .

Finding s o f Fac t an d Conclusion s o f La w

Judg e Cleavinger' s orde r dismisse s th e e cas d an close s th e fil e o f e th Divisio n o f

Administrativ e n Petitio e th n s i n o d Base . Hearings shortcoming fo r Relief , Judg e

Cleavinge r d earlie r issue ha a orde t r sho w n o d caus e g directin Petitione r t o "stat e fact s

outlinin g th e date , time , d an s act action allegedl o th employe e wer t tha r e r y b s y

discriminator y o n th e basi s o f se x o r n retaliatio d base o n sex. " Th e orde r befor e th e

Commissio n state s tha t Petitioner' s respons e orde o t th r e t o sho w caus e "agai n fail s t o

stat e a caus e o f actio n fo r discriminatio n d base o n se x o r retaliation, " and , therefore ,

dismisse s th e case .

W e agre e tha t Petitioner' s respons e orde o t th r e sho o w t e caus fail s contai t o n

allegation s supportin g a clai m o f unlawfu l retaliatio n e th t i n tha respons e fail s t o identif y

a "protecte d activity " fo r h whic an y allege d retaliatio n occurred .

However , whil e inartfull y drafted , s Petitioner' e e w conclud respons e t t o th e orde r o

sho w caus e contain s informatio n upo n whic h a clai m o f se x discriminatio n coul d b e

based . f e secon o t d th Th las t paragrap o h e e pag 2 o f Petitioner' s respons e orde t o th e r t o

sho w caus e suggest s th e participatio n s Respondent' f o f on o e manager s othe an d r

employee s i n th e tauntin g o f r Petitione base d o n Petitioner' s sexua l orientation . Th e

Commissio n ha s conclude d tha t a clai m d base o n a Complainant' s failur e t o confor m t o

stereotype d expectation s o f ho w a perso s Complainant' f o n se x shoul d loo k an d behav e i s

actionabl e a s se x discriminatio n e th r unde a Florid Civi l Right s Ac t o f 1992 . e.g. See , ,

Fishbaug h v . Brevar d Count y Sheriff s t Departmen FCH R Orde r No . 04-10 3 (Augus t

20 , 2004) .

FCH R Orde r No . 15-06 6

Pag e 2

Base d o n th e foregoing , d e w conclud e th th tha r t e t shoul matte e o d b remande e

Administrativ e La w Judg e fo r furthe r n Petitio e th proceeding o s n fo r Relief .

Exception s

Neithe r o f th e partie s filed e th o t s exception Administrativ e La w Judge' s Orde r

Dismissin g Cas e an d Closin g File .

Reman d

Th e matte r i s REMANDE D e th t o Administrativ e La w Judg e fo r furthe r

proceeding s o n th e Petitio n r fo Relie f consisten t wit h Order thi s .

DON E AN D ORDERE D thi s i Jj da y o f [)f^[h\\v/ 2015 .

FO R TH E FLORID A COMMISSIO N O N HUMA N RELATIONS :

Commissione r Gilber t M . Singer , Pane l Chairperson ;

Commissione r Ton y Jenkins ; an d

Commissione r Sandr a Turne r

File d thi s J^da y o f Qjtlf&f 2015 ,

i n Tallahassee , Florida .

Commissio n o n Huma n Relation s

407 5 Esplanad e Way , Roo m 11 0

Tallahassee , F L 3239 9

(850 ) 488-708 2

Copie s furnishe d to :

Bobb y Jacom e

40 1 Atlanti c Avenu e

Lon g Branch , N J 0774 0

FCH R Orde r No . 15-06 6

Pag e 3

Victoria' s Secret , LL C

c/ o Andre w C . Smith , Esq .

Vorys , Sater , Seymour , an d Pease , LL P

5 2 Eas t Ga y Stree t

Columbus , O H 4321 5

Dian e Cleavinger , Administrativ e La w Judge , DOA H

Jame s Mallue , Lega l Adviso r fo r Commissio n Pane l

I HEREB Y CERTIF Y Y IIF tha t tha t a a copy_o f copy_p f g the,foregoin $ie f g foregoin s ha s ha b& n bee e th o t d maile abov e

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Cler k o f th e Cornmissio n

Florid a Commissio n o n Huma n Relation s