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Sonya Gorbea v. Verizon New York, Inc.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, No. 20-3486 · judgment October 19, 2021


Certiorari denied · April 18, 2022
Pre-decision estimate: 0% cert probability

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

Questions presented

Gorbea appealed to The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Pro Se requesting the consideration of the “extraordinary circumstances” and if considered, then the questions for review are

  1. How can Verizon dereliction of duty and reckless disregard for the necessary medical treatment be acceptable under the ADA/Title VII in much as not to accept and provide reasonable accommodations for PTSD requested by Gorbea when medical documentation provided by Verizon’s Carrier and provided by Gorbea’s Physicians have been received by Verizon in accordance with Verizon policy just as similar situated technicians do?

  2. How can Verizon establish a pretext of job abandonment when Verizon issued a written warning, adverse employment action, for Gorbea “TO LEAVE VERIZON’S PREMISE." and refused to provide reasonable accommodation for her PTSD?

  3. How could Gorbea return to work safely "to perform essential functions of her job/show up to work” at Verizon in any capacity, when Verizon refused to acknowledge and provide necessary reasonable accommodation for her PTSD?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Sonya Gorbea

For respondent
Edward Michael Koch
White & Williams LLP

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Apr 18 2022
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Mar 29 2022
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/14/2022.
  3. Mar 14 2022
    Brief of respondent Verizon New York, Inc. in opposition filed.
  4. Feb 03 2022
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 14, 2022)