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Wei Qiu v. Woodford County, Kentucky Board of Education

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, No. 23-6058 · judgment July 1, 2024


Certiorari denied · April 7, 2025
Pre-decision estimate: 0% cert probability

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

Questions presented

Qiu the American citizen of the Chinese race and origin was highly Praxis qualified to teach physics being a successful chemistry teacher. Woodford discriminated against Qiu when Qiu applied for the physics teaching position in 2020-2021. Qiu pursued Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 based on her race, color, national origin against Woodford. The district court granted Woodford’s summary, and the circuit court affirmed it. Questions

  1. Can facts be removed from a summary motion under Rule 56 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure?

  2. Did the three judges of the instant case and the three judges of Qiu v. Anderson, 23-5888 form unequal protection of laws against the Constitution? Did they violate the Rule of Law?

  3. Is the standard McDonnell Douglas framework still applicable when an employer selects one of the two unqualified applicants?

  4. Should the applicants’ qualifications be determined by the description of the job in the job posting?

  5. Did the courts violate Qiu’s Constitutional right to Due Process and equal protection of laws under Amendment XIV? Did the courts violate the Rule of Law?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Wei Qiu

For respondent
Grant Robert Chenoweth
Porter, Banks, Baldwin & Shaw, PLLC

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Apr 07 2025
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Mar 19 2025
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/4/2025.
  3. Mar 03 2025
    Waiver of right of respondent Woodford County, Kentucky Board of Education to respond filed.
  4. Nov 12 2024
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 3, 2025)