No. 19-7956

Molly Tsai v. Robert Wilkie, Secretary of Veterans Affairs

Lower Court: First Circuit
Docketed: 2020-03-13
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: abuse-of-discretion circuit-court civil-rights comparator-evidence employment-discrimination evidence-exclusion evidentiary-standards judicial-discretion minority-rights probationary-period standard-of-review
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Latest Conference: 2020-04-17
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Did the First Circuit Judge err and abuse her discretion in excluding evidence concerning a minority employee terminated during her probationary period?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

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Docket Entries

2020-04-20
Petition DENIED.
2020-03-26
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/17/2020.
2020-03-20
Waiver of right of respondent Wilkie, Sec. of VA to respond filed.
2020-03-09
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 13, 2020)

Attorneys

Molly Tsai
Molly Tsai — Petitioner
Molly Tsai — Petitioner
Wilkie, Sec. of VA
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent