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Reginald Eric Sprowl v. Mercedes-Benz U.S. International, Inc.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, No. 19-14136 · judgment July 7, 2020

Certiorari denied · January 19, 2021
Pre-decision estimate: 1% cert probability

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

Question presented

  1. Should the McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green, 411 U.S. 792

  2. burden shifting test remain a part of the summary judgment analysis?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Lee David Winston
Winston Cooks, LLC

For respondent
Michael Lee Lucas
Burr & Forman LLP

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Jan 19 2021
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Jan 04 2021
    Waiver of right of respondent Mercedes-Benz U.S. International, Inc. to respond filed.
  3. Dec 30 2020
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/15/2021.
  4. Dec 23 2020
    Waiver of right of respondent Mercedes-Benz U.S. International, Inc. to respond filed.
  5. Dec 04 2020
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 8, 2021)