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Cara Elizabeth Liberto Dodson v. The Lutheran Village at Millers Grant, Inc.
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, No. 25-1696 · judgment March 2, 2026
(petition-stage, structural)
Well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Questions presented
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Did the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit err when it affirmed the judgment of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland which granted the Employer’s motion for summary judgment against a health care Employee who brought a claim of religious discrimination under Title VII against the Employer for failing to make a reasonable accommodation for the Employee’s religious objection to the Employer’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate?
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Did the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit err in affirming the district court’s denial of the Employee’s Rule 56(d) motion for leave to produce an affidavit from a medical expert to substantially dispute Employer’s undue hardship claim that was essential to justify the Employee’s opposition to the Employer’s motion for summary judgment?
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Did the United States District Court for the District of Maryland err by granting the Employer’s motion for summary judgment against a health care Employee who brought a claim of religious discrimination under Title VII against the Employer for failing to make a reasonable accommodation for the Employee’s religious objection to the Employer’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate?
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Did the United States District Court for the District of Maryland err in denying the Employee’s Rule 56(d) motion for leave to produce an affidavit from a medical expert to substantially dispute Employer’s undue hardship claim that was essential to justify the Employee’s opposition to the Employer’s motion for summary judgment?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Terrell N. Roberts III
Roberts & Wood
For respondent
Patrick M. Wachter
Franklin & Prokopik, PC
Case
Conference history
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Proceedings
- Aug 25 2026Waiver of right of respondent The Lutheran Village at Millers Grant to respond filed.
- Jun 26 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 24, 2026)