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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


Certiorari denied · October 2, 2023
Pre-decision estimate: 0% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

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

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Oct 02 2023
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Jul 05 2023
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/26/2023.
  3. Jun 30 2023
    Waiver of right of respondent McDonough, Denis to respond filed.
  4. Jun 13 2023
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 27, 2023)