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Lisa Washington v. Alex M. Azar, II, Secretary of Health and Human Services

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, No. 17-2388 · judgment April 2, 2018


Certiorari denied · October 1, 2018
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

Lisa Washington, the Petitioner, seeks that this Honorable Court grants this Petition for Writ of Certiorari. The Petitioner presents issues herein that have a great impact upon public policy, that is the burden of proof necessary to overcome summary judgment for a complaint alleging unfair equal pay and discrimination based on race as well as workplace retaliation, in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000(e) et seq. WHETHER THIS COURT MUST APPLY STRICT SCRUTINY IN REVIEWING THE LOWER COURTS' DECISIONS AFTER DEVIATING FROM APPLICABLE CASE AND STATUTORY LAW AND DISMISSING A TITLE VII COMPLAINT AT THE SUMMARY JUDGMENT STAGE AGAINST AN EMPLOYER AFTER THE PETITIONER PRESENTED SUBSTANTIAL EVIDENCE THAT SHE WAS DISCRIMINATED AGAINST, SUCCUMBED TO UNFAIR HIRING PRACTICES, DID NOT RECEIVE EQUAL AND FAIR PAY DUE TO HER RACE, AND THEN RETALIATED AGAINST RESULTING IN VIOLATION OF HER CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Lisa Washington

For respondent
Noel John Francisco
Jones Day

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences

Proceedings

  1. Nov 19 2018
    Rehearing DENIED.
  2. Oct 31 2018
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/16/2018.
  3. Oct 24 2018
    Petition for Rehearing filed.
  4. Oct 01 2018
    Petition DENIED.
  5. Jul 25 2018
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/24/2018.
  6. Jul 16 2018
    Waiver of right of respondent Azar, Sec. of H&HS to respond filed.
  7. Jun 27 2018
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 30, 2018)