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Angela Joseph v. Denis R. McDonough, Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, No. 21-1736 · judgment December 27, 2022
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate: the model weighted this down for a self-represented petitioner.
Question presented
Whether summary judgment under Federal Rule of Civic Procedure Rule 56 standard was improperly granted to dismiss a case of employment discrimination where the employee was wrongfully terminated for poor job performance which did not exist. The case has broader implications for permanent employee members of a protected class, who may be removed from their jobs despite no wrongdoing on their part.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Angela Joseph
For respondent
Elizabeth B. Prelogar
Solicitor General
Case
Subject area
Civil Rights (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Order
Order list, October 2, 2023 · Certiorari denied
Proceedings
- Oct 02 2023Petition DENIED.
- Jul 05 2023DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/26/2023.
- Jun 30 2023Waiver of right of respondent McDonough, Denis to respond filed.
- Jun 13 2023Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 27, 2023)