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Michael A. Caldwell, et al. v. Joseph M. Gasper, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Director, Michigan State Police, et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, No. 22-1031, 22-1032 · judgment November 1, 2022


Certiorari denied · May 1, 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

Whether opposition to an employer’s “Diversity Initiative” (non-remedial race and gender preferences) constitutes protected activity under 42 USC § 1981 and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
James K. Fett
Fett & Fields, P.C.

For respondent
Ann Maurine Sherman
Michigan Department of Attorney General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. May 01 2023
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Apr 12 2023
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/28/2023.
  3. Mar 30 2023
    Waiver of right of respondents Joseph M. Gasper and the Michigan State Police to respond filed.
  4. Feb 27 2023
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 3, 2023)