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N'Dama Miankanze Bamba v. Kimberly Fenton, et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, No. 17-2870 · judgment December 4, 2018


Certiorari denied · June 24, 2019
Pre-decision estimate: 0% cert probability

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

Question presented

'Whether the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit erred when it held that the Plaintiff's complaint of discrimination to the New York State Physicians Board (NYSPB) was not a protected activity? Whether the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit erred when it held that Stony Brook University Hospital (SBUH) is immune under the Eleventh Amendment of the Constitution of the United States from suit in Federal court, disregarding the fact that SBUH is a recipient of Federal financial assistance, and has violated a Federal statute prohibiting discrimination?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
N'dama Bamba

For respondent
Barbara Dale Underwood
Solicitor General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Jun 24 2019
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Jun 04 2019
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/20/2019.
  3. May 15 2019
    Waiver of right of respondents Kimberly Fenton, et al., et al. to respond filed.
  4. Mar 04 2019
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 3, 2019)