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Augusta Thomas, Jr. v. Delmarva Power & Light Company

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, No. 17-1967 · judgment March 19, 2018

Certiorari denied · October 1, 2018

Pre-decision estimate: 1% cert probability

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

Questions presented

Whether the McDonnell Douglas burden-shifting framework should be applied at the summary judgment stage of a mixed-motive Title VII race discrimination case.
Whether the Fourth Circuit erred when it required Thomas to either satisfy the McDonnell Douglas framework or meet a “demanding standard” under a mixed-motive framework to overcome summary judgment in favor of DPL.

For petitioner
Janice Lee Williams-Jones
Law Offiice of Janice Williams-Jones

For respondent
Susanne Harris Carnell
Lorenger & Carnell, PLC

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Oct 01 2018
Petition DENIED.
Aug 08 2018
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/24/2018.
Jul 24 2018
Waiver of right of respondent Delmarva Power & Light Company to respond filed.
Jul 17 2018
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 20, 2018)