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Felicia Scroggins v. City of Shreveport, Louisiana

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, No. 24-30777 · judgment October 17, 2025


0%
estimated cert probability
(petition-stage, structural)
Rule 10: dissent below, circuit split argued
GVR risk 0%

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

Questions presented

  1. Whether the Fifth Circuit erred in affirming summary judgment where the record contains genu­ ine disputes of material fact, in conflict with this Court’s precedent requiring that evidence be viewed in the light most favorable to the nonmoving party.

  2. Whether the Fifth Circuit misapplied the bur­ den-shifting framework under McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green, 411 U. S. 792 (1973), by effectively re­ quiring Petitioner to disprove the employer’s stated reasons rather than allowing a jury to determine pre­ text.

  3. Whether the Fifth Circuit improperly applied forfeiture principles to a pro se litigant in a manner inconsistent with this Court’s directive that pro se fil­ ings be liberally construed.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Felicia Scroggins

For respondent
Jospeh S. Woodley
Pettiette, Armand, Dunkelman,

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Aug 19 2026
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2026.
  2. Aug 06 2026
    Waiver of right of respondent City of Shreveport, Louisiana to respond filed.
  3. Mar 23 2026
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 17, 2026)