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Virgil M. Lorenzo v. Lloyd J. Austin, III, Secretary of Defense
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 21-56381 · judgment November 4, 2022
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Question presented
In Title VII cases alleging discrimination based on national origin, does the reliance of federal courts on subjective judgments concerning the communicative competence of the plaintiff constitute an unreasonable obstacle to successful litigation of these claims, and if so, must a procedure for establishing communicative competence in such cases be instituted, which ensures its determination turns on objective evidence?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Randy Perry Baker
Randy Baker, Attorney at Law
For respondent
Elizabeth B. Prelogar
Solicitor General
Proceedings
- Oct 02 2023Petition DENIED.
- Jun 14 2023DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/26/2023.
- Jun 07 2023Waiver of right of respondent Austin III, Lloyd to respond filed.
- May 15 2023Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 16, 2023)
- Mar 03 2023Application (22A779) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until May 14, 2023.
- Feb 28 2023Application (22A779) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from March 15, 2023 to May 14, 2023, submitted to Justice Kagan.