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Harold A. Flores v. Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, No. 18-1936 · judgment May 28, 2019

Certiorari denied · November 4, 2019
Pre-decision estimate: 4% cert probability

Before the decision, roughly the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a Second Circuit decision below, counsel who has filed here before, and a petition filed soon after the judgment below, and down for a business respondent.

Question presented

What quantum of evidence is sufficient to survive summary judgment on a Title VII retaliation claim – here, that defendant Entergy retaliated against its employee, plaintiff Flores, for supporting a colleague’s racial discrimination claim?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Michael James Confusione
Hegge & Confusione

For respondent
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Case

Subject area
Civil Rights (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Order
Order list, November 4, 2019 · Certiorari denied

Proceedings

  1. Nov 04 2019
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Oct 16 2019
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/1/2019.
  3. Aug 26 2019
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 30, 2019)