No. 02-CV-1182 Argued November 4, 2003. Decided February 5, 2004 Appeal from the Superior Court of the District of Columbia (CA-7273-01) (Hon. William M. Jackson, Motions Judge), (Hon. Michael L. Rankin, Trial Judge). Edwin C. Brown, Jr. for appellants. Juli Z. Simonyi, with whom Aaron Handleman was on the brief, for appellee. Before TERRY and RUIZ, Associate Judges, and KING, Senior Judge. RUIZ, Associate Judge: Plaintiff-appellant, Karen Johnson, appeals the trial court's decision to grant the