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Melanie Pelcha v. Watch Hill Bank

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, No. 20-3511 · judgment February 19, 2021

Certiorari denied · November 8, 2021
Pre-decision estimate: 2% cert probability

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

Questions presented

  1. Does the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) require the plaintiff to prove that age was the sole reason for her termination?

  2. Is the employer liable under the ADEA if there are multiple but-for reasons for an employee’s termination and age was one of those reasons?

  3. Is the evidence in this case sufficient to satisfy the proper causal standard on summary judgment?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Donald Bernard Hordes
Ritter and Randolph, LLC

For respondent
William David Edwards
Ulmer & Beme LLP

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Nov 08 2021
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Oct 20 2021
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/5/2021.
  3. Oct 01 2021
    Brief of respondent Watch Hill Bank in opposition filed.
    Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count
  4. Aug 20 2021
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including October 1, 2021.
  5. Aug 19 2021
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 1, 2021 to October 1, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
    Main Document
  6. Jul 28 2021
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 1, 2021)
    PetitionAppendixCertificate of Word CountProof of Service