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William J. Shelton v. Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority, et al.
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, No. 24-3933 · judgment January 14, 2026
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Questions presented
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Whether this Court should overrule McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green, 411 U.S. 792 (1973).
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Whether step three of the McDonnell Douglas burden-shifting framework requires a plaintiff to disprove the employer's proffered reason for the adverse employment action, when the text of Title VII provides that an action may have more than one motivating factor.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Mark W. Biggerman
Mark W. Biggerman, Attorney at Law
For respondent
Stephen William Funk
Roetzel & Andress, LPA
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, October 5, 2026 · Certiorari denied
Proceedings
- Oct 05 2026Petition DENIED.
- Jun 17 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2026.
- Jun 15 2026Waiver of right of respondent Cuyahoga Metro. Hous. Auth., et al. to respond filed.
- Apr 13 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 6, 2026)