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Karyn D. Stanley v. City of Sanford, Florida
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, No. 22-10002 · judgment October 11, 2023
Decided · June 20, 2025
Pre-decision estimate: 5% cert probability (95% interval 3%–9%)
Before the decision, modestly above the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a circuit split argued in the petition, a dissent in the court below (flagged in the petition), and an Eleventh Circuit decision below, and down for a state or local-government respondent.
Question presented
Under the Americans with Disabilities Act, does a former employee-who was qualified to perform her job and who earned post-employment benefits while employed-lose her right to sue over discrimination with respect to those benefits solely because she no longer holds her job?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Deepak Gupta
Gupta Wessler LLP
For respondent
Jessica Christy Conner
Dean, Ringers, Morgan & Lawton, P.A.
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences
Amicus briefs
2 cert-stage · 11 merits
(8 supporting pet./neither, 3 respondent)
Argument & decision
Argued January 13, 2025 — Deepak Gupta · Jessica C. Conner. Audio and transcript
Decided June 20, 2025. Opinion by Gorsuch.
Proceedings
- Jul 22 2025Judgment Issued.
- Jun 20 2025Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Gorsuch, J., delivered the opinion of the Court with respect to Parts I and II, in which Roberts, C. J., and Thomas, Alito, Kagan, Kavanaugh, and Barrett, JJ., joined, and an opinion with respect to Part III, in which Alito, Sotomayor, and Kagan, JJ., joined. Thomas, J., filed an opinion concurring in part and concurring in the judgment, in which Barrett, J., joined. Sotomayor, J., filed an opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part. Jackson, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Sotomayor, J., joined as to Parts III and IV, except for n. 12.
- Jan 13 2025Argued. For petitioner: Deepak Gupta, Washington, D. C.; and Frederick Liu, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondent: Jessica C. Conner, Orlando, Fla.
- Dec 19 2024Reply of petitioner Karyn D. Stanley filed. (Distributed)
- Dec 03 2024CIRCULATED
- Nov 25 2024Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED.
- Nov 20 2024Record received from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida. The record is electronic and is available on PACER.
- Nov 19 2024Brief amicus curiae of Center for Workplace Compliance filed.
- Nov 19 2024Brief amici curiae of The Local Government Legal Center,et al. filed.
- Nov 19 2024Brief amicus curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America filed.
- Nov 15 2024Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.
- Nov 12 2024Brief of respondent City of Sanford, Florida filed.
- Nov 07 2024Record received from the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. The record is electronic and is available on PACER.
- Nov 06 2024Record requested from the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.
- Oct 31 2024SET FOR ARGUMENT on Monday, January 13, 2025.
- Oct 30 2024Application (24A412) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file the reply brief on the merits until December 19, 2024.
- Oct 24 2024Motion of respondent for a further extension of time to file respondent's brief on the merits granted and the time is further extended to and including November 12, 2024. A request for an extension of time to file the reply brief on the merits must be submitted pursuant to Rule 30.3.
- Oct 23 2024Application (24A412) for an extension of time to file the reply brief on the merits, submitted to Justice Thomas.
- Oct 22 2024Motion of respondent for a further extension of time within which to file respondent's brief on the merits filed.
- Sep 23 2024Brief amicus curiae of Constitutional Accountability Center filed.
- Sep 23 2024Brief amici curiae of AARP and AARP Foundation filed.
- Sep 23 2024Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.
- Sep 23 2024Brief amici curiae of The Georgia Advocacy Office, et al. filed.
- Sep 23 2024Brief amicus curiae of Main Street Alliance filed.
- Sep 23 2024Brief amici curiae of Disability Rights Legal Center, et al. filed.
- Sep 23 2024Brief amicus curiae of International Association of Fire Fighters filed.
- Sep 23 2024Brief amicus curiae of American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations filed.
- Sep 16 2024Brief of petitioner Karyn D. Stanley filed.
- Sep 16 2024Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed)
- Sep 04 2024Motion to further extend the time to file the briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is further extended to and including September 16, 2024. The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is further extended to and including October 28, 2024.
- Sep 03 2024Motion for a further extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed.
- Jul 18 2024Motion to extend the time to file the briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including September 9, 2024. The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including October 21, 2024.
- Jul 15 2024Motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed.
- Jun 24 2024Petition GRANTED.
- Jun 17 2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/20/2024.
- May 28 2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/13/2024.
- May 28 2024Reply of petitioner Karyn D. Stanley filed. (Distributed)
- May 13 2024Brief of respondent City of Sanford, Florida in opposition filed.
- Apr 11 2024Brief amicus curiae of International Association of Fire Fighters filed.
- Apr 09 2024Brief amici curiae of National Employment Lawyers Association, et al. filed.
- Mar 26 2024Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including May 13, 2024.
- Mar 22 2024Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 11, 2024 to May 13, 2024, submitted to The Clerk.
- Mar 08 2024Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 11, 2024)
- Jan 30 2024Application (23A550) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until March 8, 2024.
- Jan 23 2024Application (23A550) to extend further the time from February 8, 2024 to March 9, 2024, submitted to Justice Thomas.
- Dec 15 2023Application (23A550) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until February 8, 2024.
- Dec 12 2023Application (23A550) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from January 9, 2024 to March 9, 2024, submitted to Justice Thomas.