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Akiel McKnight v. Pickens Police Department, et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, No. 22-1427 · judgment December 16, 2022

Certiorari denied · November 13, 2023
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

I. Whether the Petitioner has a claim pursuant to Title VII 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-2(a)(1) when he was terminated on the basis of his sexual orientation. II. Whether dismissal of the Petitioner’s claims violated the Petitioner’s right to a jury trial afforded by the Seventh Amendment to the United States Constitution.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Helena LeeAnn Jedziniak
Hawkins & Jedziniak, LLC

For respondent
Charles F. Thompson Jr.
Malone, Thompson, Summers & Ott, LLC

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences

Proceedings

  1. Nov 13 2023
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Oct 24 2023
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/9/2023.
  3. Oct 09 2023
    Brief of respondents Pickens Police Department, et al. in opposition filed.
    Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count
  4. Sep 26 2023
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including October 13, 2023.
  5. Aug 29 2023
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 15, 2023 to October 13, 2023, submitted to The Clerk.
    Main Document
  6. Aug 16 2023
    Response Requested. (Due September 15, 2023)
  7. Aug 02 2023
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/26/2023.
  8. Apr 17 2023
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 17, 2023)
    PetitionAppendixCertificate of Word CountProof of Service