D.C. Seeks More Time to Answer 911 Whistleblower

The District of Columbia sought 30 more days to answer a whistleblower complaint by Cleo Subido, the former interim director of the Office of Unified Communications. Subido alleged at the D.C. Superior Court that Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) and the District retaliated against her after she disclosed problems at the 911 center (see 2303080048). “Subido's complaint contains 36 pages with 150 paragraphs of allegations about workplace occurrences allegedly giving rise to this lawsuit,” D.C. said in case 2023-CAB-001335. “The defendants need additional time to respond.” An extension won’t unduly prejudice either party or burden the court’s calendar since no hearings are scheduled, it said. The court set a remote scheduling conference for Sept. 15 at 9:30 a.m.