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Michael J. Murray v. Mayo Clinic, et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 17-16803 · judgment August 20, 2019

Certiorari denied · April 27, 2020

Pre-decision estimate: 9% cert probability (95% interval 6%–14%)

Before the decision, about 2.1× the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a circuit split argued in the petition, a Ninth Circuit decision below, and a dissent in the court below.

Question presented

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) forbids discrimination “on the basis of ” disability, but does not specifically set forth the standard to be applied in determining causation. Is the “motivating factor” standard most consistent with the plain language and purposes of the statute, and Congressional intent, and therefore the appropriate standard to be applied under the ADA?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Kathi M. Sandweiss
Jaburg & Wilk, P.C.

For respondent
Andrew Martin Jacobs
Snell & Wilmer LLP

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, April 27, 2020 · Certiorari denied

Proceedings

Apr 27 2020
Petition DENIED.
Apr 08 2020
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/24/2020.
Apr 01 2020
Reply of petitioner Michael J. Murray filed.
Mar 25 2020
Motion to delay distribution of the petition for a writ certiorari until April 8, 2020, granted.
Mar 23 2020
Motion of petitioner to delay distribution of the petition for a writ of certiorari under Rule 15.5 from March 25, 2020 to April 8, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
Mar 10 2020
Brief of respondents Mayo Clinic, et al. in opposition filed.
Feb 03 2020
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 11, 2020)