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Adonia K. Smith v. Loudoun County Public Schools
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, No. 16-2435 · judgment March 1, 2018
Before the decision, about 2.5× the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for counsel with five or more prior petitions here, a circuit split argued in the petition, and a petition citing three to ten dissents, and down for a petition filed soon after the judgment below.
Questions presented
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Does the “motivating factor” test of Price Waterhouse v. Hopkins, 490 U.S. 228 (1989) as codified in Title VII apply to petitioner’s “mixed motive” claim of unlawful discharge under the Americans with Disabilities Act?
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Should this Court resolve the split of authority among the Circuits about whether a mixed motive plaintiff seeking relief under the ADA for wrongful discharge must prove but-for causation or may prove causation by showing only that discriminatory animus“played a motivating part” in her termination?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Dennis P. Derrick
For respondent
Julia Bougie Judkins
Bancroft, McGavin, Horvath & Judkins, PC
Case
Subject area
Civil Rights (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Linked docket
17A1355
Order
Order list, October 1, 2018 · Certiorari denied
Proceedings
- Oct 01 2018Petition DENIED.
- Aug 15 2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/24/2018.
- Jul 26 2018Brief of respondent Loudon County Public Schools in opposition filed.
- Jun 22 2018Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 26, 2018)
- Jun 11 2018Application (17A1355) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until August 24, 2018.
- Jun 01 2018Application (17A1355) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from June 25, 2018 to August 24, 2018, submitted to The Chief Justice.