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Dawn C. Polk v. Amtrak National Railroad Passenger Corporation, et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, No. 22-1912 · judgment April 26, 2023


Certiorari denied · January 8, 2024
Pre-decision estimate: 2% cert probability

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

Question presented

Does the Railway Labor Act preempt, preclude or otherwise limit, and if so when and in what way, claims under anti-discrimination statutes, such as Title VII?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Eric Schnapper
Univ. of Washington School of Law

For respondent
Hashim M. Mooppan
Jones Day

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Linked docket
23A58

Proceedings

  1. Jan 08 2024
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Dec 13 2023
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/5/2024.
  3. Dec 12 2023
    Waiver of the 14-day waiting period for the distribution of the petition pursuant to Rule 15.5 filed by petitioner.
  4. Dec 12 2023
    Reply of petitioner Dawn Polk filed. (Distributed)
  5. Dec 01 2023
    Brief of respondents Amtrak National Railroad Passenger Corporation, et al. in opposition filed.
  6. Oct 05 2023
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including December 5, 2023.
  7. Oct 04 2023
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 16, 2023 to December 5, 2023, submitted to The Clerk.
  8. Sep 08 2023
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 16, 2023)
  9. Jul 24 2023
    Application (23A58) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until September 8, 2023.
  10. Jul 20 2023
    Application (23A58) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from July 25, 2023 to September 8, 2023, submitted to The Chief Justice.