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Jill Meyer v. David J. Shulkin, Secretary of Veterans Affairs

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, No. 16-3562 · judgment October 11, 2017

Certiorari denied · February 20, 2018
Pre-decision estimate: 3% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

Question presented

  1. Whether a finding that an alleged discriminating official’s lack of knowledge of prior protected EEO activity is dispositive to a Title VII retaliation claim, upon summary judgment, is consistent with prior Court of Appeals precedent.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Alan E. Wolin
Wolin & Wolin

For respondent
Noel John Francisco
Jones Day

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Feb 20 2018
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Jan 31 2018
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/16/2018.
  3. Jan 18 2018
    Waiver of right of respondent David J. Shulkin, Secretary of Veterans Affairs to respond filed.
  4. Dec 19 2017
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 22, 2018)