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Christine Asing v. Hawaii Government Employees Association - AFSCME Local 152, AFL-CIO

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 24-3101 · judgment June 5, 2025


Certiorari denied · November 10, 2025
Pre-decision estimate: 3% cert probability

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

Question presented

  1. Whether a labor organization violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 when it refuses to pursue grievances based on religious objections to workplace policies while pursuing comparable grievances based on secular objections, and whether a plaintiff alleging such disparate treatment must plead a prima facie case under McDonnell Douglas at the Rule 12(b)(6) stage.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Shawn Anthony Luiz
Shawn A. Luiz, Attorney at Law

For respondent
Deirdre Marie-Iha
Goodsill Anderson Quinn & Stifel

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Nov 10 2025
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Oct 22 2025
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/7/2025.
  3. Oct 20 2025
    Reply of petitioner Asing Christine filed. (Distributed)
  4. Oct 06 2025
    Brief of respondent Hawaii Government Employees’ Association – AFSCME Local 152, AFL-CIO in opposition filed.
  5. Sep 03 2025
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 6, 2025)