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Guadalupe A. Welsh v. Fort Bend Independent School District

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, No. 19-20239 · judgment October 30, 2019

Certiorari denied · June 29, 2020
Pre-decision estimate: 0% cert probability

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

Questions presented

  1. Is the Fifth Circuit restrictive doctrine “ultimate adverse employment action”, in conflict with the protections and provisions intended by Congress and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. §§2000e,e£seg.?

  2. Does a Teacher in Need of Assistance (TINA), when carried out in violation of 19 Texas Admin­ istration Code § 150.1004 rise to the level of an “ultimate adverse employment decision”? r 'd-jVn’Or'H PUi. '*■ h’'Ki

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Guadalupe A. Welsh

For respondent
Jonathan Griffin Brush
Rogers, Morris & Grover, L.L.P.

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences

Proceedings

  1. Jun 29 2020
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Jun 09 2020
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/25/2020.
  3. May 20 2020
    Brief of respondent Fort Bend Independent School District in opposition filed.
  4. Apr 20 2020
    Response Requested. (Due May 20, 2020)
  5. Apr 15 2020
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/1/2020.
  6. Apr 09 2020
    Waiver of right of respondent Fort Bend Independent School District to respond filed.
  7. Jan 27 2020
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 13, 2020)