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Christopher Sullivan v. Texas A&M University System

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, No. 20-20248 · judgment February 2, 2021


Certiorari denied · October 4, 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

Whether the Fifth Circuit correctly interpreted that a State Entity who receives Federal funds waives its Eleventh Amendment Immunity from the Texas Commission on Human Rights Act (“TCHRA”) of the Texas Labor Code Chapter 21 relevant parts found in Pet App. 26

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Alfonso Kennard Jr.
Kennard Law P.C.

For respondent
Cory A. Scanlon
Office of the Attorney General of Texas, General Litigation Division

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Oct 04 2021
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Aug 25 2021
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021.
  3. Aug 12 2021
    Waiver of right of respondent Texas A & M University System to respond filed.
  4. Jul 02 2021
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 9, 2021)