Consumer Law
A Former Wildlife Biologist Agrees to a Discrimination Settlement With the Department of Lands and Natural Resources
A SETTLEMENT has been reached in the discrimination lawsuit filed by a former wildlife biologist against the Department of Lands and Natural Resources-Division of Fish and Wildlife and its officials.
District Court for the NMI Designated Judge David O. Carter on Tuesday granted the parties’ stipulation and dismissed the lawsuit with prejudice. “With prejudice” means that it cannot be refiled.
In 2018, Dr. Anne Orlando, in her complaint, alleged that DLNR Secretary Anthony Benavente, DFW Director Manuel Pangelinan, and former DFW Acting Director Mike Tenorio discriminated against her due to her pregnancy.
