Julie Jaman, who was banned from the Mountainview Pool in July 2022 after confronting a transgender employee in the women’s locker room, has settled her dispute with the City of Port Townsend, Olympic Peninsula YMCA and four defendants, according to a Tuesday press release from the city.
Named in the suit were Port Townsend City Manager John Mauro; Olympic Peninsula YMCA CEO Wendy Bart; Marketing and Communications Manager Erin Hawkins; and Mountainview Pool Manager Rowen DeLuna.
The YMCA operates the indoor Mountainview Pool through a joint management agreement with the city.
The parties in the suit reached an agreement to settle all claims without an admission of liability by any of those involved.
Jaman and the defendents also agreed not to harass or make public statements, comment on social media or make statements to the media that they knew to be false.
As part of the settlement, Jaman will receive $65,000, paid for by YMCA insurers.
Of that amount, $6,682 will go to the Center for American Liberty for attorney costs and fees.
Jaman will receive $58,318.
The agreement noted that the payment was not an admission of liability by defendants, who continue to deny the allegations in a lawsuit by Jaman’s attorneys filed in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington on June 12, 2024 seeking the reinstatement of her pool privileges.
In her suit, Jaman argued that the defendants violated her rights under the First Amendment for free speech, and Fourteenth Amendment for due process and equal protection.
That ban from the Mountainview Pool and all Olympic Peninsula YMCA facilities, which includes branches in Port Angeles and Sequim, is now permanent.
The Olympic Peninsula YMCA issued its ban on July 26, 2022, saying Jarman had violated its code of conduct in her interaction with Clementine Adams, a transgender woman and summer camp employee.
The incident captured the attention of national media, including Fox News.
Jaman had originally sought $350,000 in damages, a formal apology and her ban lifted. When the city and the North Olympic YMCA did not comply, she proceeded with her lawsuit.
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