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Pamela J. Smith v. University of Maryland, Baltimore, et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, No. 18-2296 · judgment April 30, 2019

Certiorari denied · October 7, 2019
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

i QU ES TION S P RES EN TED

  1. Wh et h er , in ligh t of t h is Cou r t ’s r ecen t decision in McDon ou gh v. Sm it h , 588 US __(2019) a n d t h e Civil Righ t s Act of 1991, r et a lia t ion cla im s u n der 42 U.S.C. §1981 sh ou ld a ccr u e a t t h e da t e of t h e a dver se em ploym en t a ct ion a s opposed t o t h e da t e wh en t h e a dver se em ploym en t decision wa s com m u n ica t ed t o t h e em ployee?

  2. Wh et h er t h e F ou r t h Cir cu it er r ed in a ffir m in g t h e Dist r ict Cou r t ’s decision dism issin g Ms. Sm it h ’s 42 U.S.C. §1981 cla im s a s t im e-ba r r ed?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Morris Eli Fischer
Morris E. Fischer, LLC

For respondent
Lillian L. Reynolds
Maryland Office of the Attorney General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Oct 07 2019
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Aug 21 2019
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/1/2019.
  3. Aug 06 2019
    Waiver of right of respondents University of Maryland, Baltimore, et al. to respond filed.
  4. Jul 26 2019
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 29, 2019)