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Andrew Findlay v. Geoquip, Inc.
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, No. 24-1894 · judgment April 14, 2025
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Questions presented
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Does the doctrine of res judicata bar a Title VII retaliation claim based on post-employment conduct when the prior lawsuit addressed only pre-termination conduct, particularly when the subsequent claims were not ripe during the prior litigation?
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Is a plaintiff required to amend an initial EEOC charge to include distinct acts of post-employment retaliation, or may they file a separate EEOC charge without violating Title VIPs administrative exhaustion requirements?
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Does the 300-day limitations period for filing an EEOC charge for a retaliatory lawsuit commence with a threat of litigation or with the actual filing of the lawsuit?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Todd Michael Gaynor
Gaynor Law Center, P.C.
For respondent
Anne Graham Bibeau
Woods Rogers Vandeventer Black PLC
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Proceedings
- Oct 06 2025Petition DENIED.
- Aug 20 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
- Aug 15 2025Waiver of right of respondent Geoquip, Inc. to respond filed.
- Jul 14 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 15, 2025)