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Marie Pfau v. Janet L. Yellen, Secretary of the Treasury

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, No. 22-50542 · judgment November 23, 2022


Certiorari denied · March 27, 2023
Pre-decision estimate: 7% cert probability (95% interval 5%–11%)

Before the decision, about 1.7× the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for counsel with five or more prior petitions here, a Fifth Circuit decision below, and a petition filed soon after the judgment below.

Question presented

Whether the Fifth Circuit erred in holding that a reasonable jury could not hold that the Petitioner experienced discrimination based on sex.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Robert L. Sirianni Jr.
Brownstone, P.A.

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, March 27, 2023 · Certiorari denied

Proceedings

  1. Mar 27 2023
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Mar 08 2023
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/24/2023.
  3. Feb 28 2023
    Waiver of right of respondent Yellen, Sec. of Treasury to respond filed.
  4. Feb 21 2023
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 27, 2023)