No. 18-1426

Samantha L. Coleman v. Schneider Electric USA, Inc.

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-05-14
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived Experienced Counsel
Tags: burden-of-proof civil-rights credibility-determinations employment-discrimination jury-trial McDonnell-Douglas mcdonnell-douglas-framework race-discrimination retaliation-claim summary-judgment title-vii workplace-discrimination
Key Terms:
Arbitration ERISA SocialSecurity EmploymentDiscrimina
Latest Conference: 2019-10-01
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Has the McDonnell Douglas framework been fatally undermined and petitioner's right to a jury trial denied?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION(S) PRESENTED 1. Has the McDonnell Douglas framework for determining workplace discrimination been fatally undermined and petitioner’s right to a jury trial denied when both courts below decide every triable fact issue underlying petitioner’s Title VII race, gender and retaliation claims, refusing to give her proof the probative force it deserves on summary judgment? 2. Should the Court revisit the standards for disposing of summary judgment motions in employee discrimination cases in order to prevent lower courts from weighing the evidence in piecemeal fashion instead of in its totality, making credibility determinations, finding facts and imposing on Title VII plaintiffs a more onerous burden of proof than the McDonnell Douglas framework demands?

Docket Entries

2019-10-07
Petition DENIED.
2019-06-12
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/1/2019.
2019-06-04
Waiver of right of respondent Schneider Electric USA, Inc. to respond filed.
2019-05-10
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 13, 2019)

Attorneys

Samantha L. Coleman
Dennis P. Derrick — Petitioner
Dennis P. Derrick — Petitioner
Schneider Electric USA, Inc.
Charles Frederick Williams Manning II1320 Main Street, Respondent
Charles Frederick Williams Manning II1320 Main Street, Respondent