No. 18-9

Lisa Washington v. Alex M. Azar, II, Secretary of Health and Human Services

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2018-06-29
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response WaivedRelisted (2)
Tags: civil-rights discrimination employment-discrimination equal-pay race-discrimination retaliation strict-scrutiny summary-judgment title-vii workplace-retaliation
Key Terms:
SocialSecurity DueProcess EmploymentDiscrimina
Latest Conference: 2018-11-16 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether strict scrutiny should apply in reviewing lower courts' dismissal of Title VII complaint alleging discrimination, unfair pay, and retaliation

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED FOR REVIEW : Lisa Washington, the Petitioner, seeks that this Honorable Court grants this Petition for Writ of Certiorari. The Petitioner presents issues herein that have a great impact upon public policy, that is the burden of proof necessary to overcome summary judgment for a complaint alleging unfair equal pay and discrimination based on race as well as workplace retaliation, in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000(e) et seq. I. WHETHER THIS COURT MUST APPLY STRICT SCRUTINY IN REVIEWING THE LOWER COURTS’ DECISIONS AFTER DEVIATING FROM APPLICABLE CASE AND , STATUTORY LAW AND DISMISSING A TITLE VII COMPLAINT AT THE SUMMARY JUDGMENT STAGE AGAINST AN EM, PLOYER AFTER THE PETITIONER PRESENTED SUBSTANTIAL EVIDENCE THAT SHE WAS DISCRIMINATED AGAINST, SUCCUMBED TO UNFAIR HIRING PRACTICES, DID NOT RECEIVE EQUAL AND FAIR PAY DUE TO HER RACE, AND THEN . RETALIATED AGAINST RESULTING IN ; VIOLATION OF HER CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS? ii , PARTIES TO THE PRESENT MATTER 1) Lisa Washington — Petitioner ; 2) Alex Michael Azar II,* Secretary, Department of . Health and Human Services — Respondent * Alex Michael Azar II, was substituted for his predecessor, Sylvia Mathews Burwell, as Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, per Rule 35 of Rules of the Supreme Court. .

Docket Entries

2018-11-19
Rehearing DENIED.
2018-10-31
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/16/2018.
2018-10-24
2018-10-01
Petition DENIED.
2018-07-25
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/24/2018.
2018-07-16
Waiver of right of respondent Azar, Sec. of H&HS to respond filed.
2018-06-27
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 30, 2018)

Attorneys

Azar, Sec. of H&HS
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Lisa Washington
Lisa Washington — Petitioner
Lisa Washington — Petitioner