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Shannon Cross v. Central Contra Costa Transit Authority
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 24-6068 · judgment January 13, 2026
(petition-stage, structural)
Well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Question presented
Whether the judicially-imposed application of the McDonnell Douglas burden-shifting framework at summary judgment in a Title VII religious discrimination case — where the employer pressured the plaintiff to abandon her religious practice of wearing a hijab, terminated her based on a purported reason contradicted by objective video evidence, and imposed uniquely harsh discipline not given to any similarly situated employee — led the courts below to credit the employer’s disputed account, in a manner incompatible with Rule 56 and this Court's decisions.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Jeremy Loren Friedman
Law Office of Jeremy L. Friedman
For respondent
Robert Mark Loeb
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
Case
Subject area
Civil Rights (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Amicus briefs
4 cert-stage
Linked docket
25A1259
Proceedings
- Oct 14 2026Brief of Central Contra Costa Transit Authority in opposition submitted.
- Sep 14 2026Brief amici curiae of California Employment Lawyers Association, et al. filed.
- Sep 14 2026Brief amicus curiae of Muslim Public Affairs Council filed.
- Sep 14 2026Brief amici curiae of American Hindu Jewish Congress, et al. filed.
- Sep 14 2026Brief amicus curiae of Protect the First Foundation filed.
- Sep 01 2026Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including October 14, 2026.
- Aug 27 2026Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 14, 2026 to October 14, 2026, submitted to The Clerk.
- Aug 13 2026Response Requested. (Due September 14, 2026)
- Jul 29 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2026.
- Jul 24 2026Waiver of right of respondent Central Contra Costa Transit Authority to respond filed.
- Jul 20 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 21, 2026)
- May 15 2026Application (25A1259) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until July 20, 2026.
- May 11 2026Application (25A1259) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from May 21, 2026 to July 20, 2026, submitted to Justice Kagan.