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Coneisha L. Sherrod v. United Way Worldwide
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, No. 19-10376 · judgment July 30, 2020
Before the decision, modestly above the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a Fifth Circuit decision below and a circuit split argued in the petition.
Questions presented
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Whether the Civil Rights Act of 1866, 42 U.S.C. § 1981 (“Section 1981”) prohibits a non-contracting party from interfering with person’s contract, specifically, a person’s employment, based on race.
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Whether alleging that a party either participated in race discrimination directly or had knowledge of discrimination, the authority to prevent discrimination, and refused to prevent the discrimination, is sufficient to state a cause of action under Section 1981.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Brian P. Sanford
The Sanford Firm
For respondent
Russell D. Chapman
Littler Mendelson, P.C.
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, February 22, 2021 · Certiorari denied
Proceedings
- Feb 22 2021Petition DENIED.
- Feb 03 2021DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/19/2021.
- Jan 13 2021Waiver of right of respondent United Way Worldwide to respond filed.
- Dec 28 2020Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 4, 2021)