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Edward Ronny Arnold v. Bob Oglesby, Commissioner, Tennessee Department of General Services
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, No. 21-5667 · judgment February 15, 2022
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Questions presented
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The Eleventh Amendment requires the Defendant, as Commissioner of the State of Tennessee Department of General Services, to be acting on the authority of the State to use the defense of sovereign immunity.
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Whether the district court erred in misunderstanding the Defendant, as Commissioner of the State of Tennessee Department of General Services, cannot use the defense of sovereign immunity until the courts have determined the Defendant was acting on the authority of the state.
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Whether the district court erred in misunderstanding the Defendant, as Commissioner of the State of Tennessee Department of General Services, was not acting on the authority of the State in withholding earned wages.
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Whether the district court erred in misunderstanding the Defendant, as Commissioner of the State of Tennessee Department of General Services, violated Public Law 100-379 Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) in circumventing the last work day of November 25, 2015,
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Whether the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit incorrectly dismissed the civil action in conflict with the Defendant, as Commissioner of the State of Tennessee Department of General Services,
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Edward Ronny Arnold
For respondent
Carolyn Underwood Smith
Atty. General & Reporter's Off
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Proceedings
- Oct 03 2022Petition DENIED.
- Jun 15 2022DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2022.
- Jun 07 2022Waiver of right of respondent Bob Oglesby, Commissioner, TN Dept. of General Svcs. to respond filed.
- May 11 2022Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 15, 2022)