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