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Teresa Maria Harmon v. Louis I. Waterman, et al.
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, No. 24-5773 · judgment June 6, 2025
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate: the model weighted this down for a self-represented petitioner.
Question presented
Whether the Americans with Disabilities Act permits categorically exempting private attorneys from hability under Titles II and III when they interfere with a disabled litigant’s access to courts, and whether such attorney conduct is actionable when it obstructs or retaliates against a request for disability accommodations.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Teresa Maria Harmon
For respondent
Mark Squires Fenzel
McBrayer PLLC
Case
Subject area
Civil Rights (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Linked docket
25A363
Order
Order list, April 20, 2026 · Certiorari denied
Proceedings
- Apr 20 2026Petition DENIED.
- Mar 25 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/17/2026.
- Mar 16 2026Waiver of right of respondent Louis I. Waterman, et al. to respond filed.
- Dec 13 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 23, 2026)
- Sep 30 2025Application (25A363) granted by Justice Kavanaugh extending the time to file until December 13, 2025.
- Sep 16 2025Application (25A363) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from October 14, 2025 to December 13, 2025, submitted to Justice Kavanaugh.