No. 19-8010

Joseph Chhim v. City of Houston, Texas, et al.

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-03-16
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedRelisted (2)IFP
Tags: administrative-procedure burden-of-proof civil-rights due-process employment-discrimination hiring-process job-referral performance-review pre-qualification prequalification termination
Key Terms:
SocialSecurity Securities
Latest Conference: 2020-06-11 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether Appellant was discriminated against in the initial prequalification process?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. Whether Appellant was discriminated against in the initial prequalification process when he was qualified for the position of custodian and building maintenance mechanic, but Luna Nelson, General Service Department (“GSD”) failed to refer Chhim’s applications to the recruiter manager based on her conclusory allegation, without any evidence, that Chhim was terminated in 1995 due to performance? Contrary to the City’s allegations, Chhim’s yearly performance reviews, found at

Docket Entries

2020-06-15
Rehearing DENIED.
2020-05-26
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/11/2020.
2020-05-14
Petition for Rehearing filed.
2020-04-20
Petition DENIED.
2020-04-02
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/17/2020.
2020-03-26
Waiver of right of respondent City of Houston, et al. to respond filed.
2019-12-21
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 15, 2020)

Attorneys

City of Houston, et al.
Robert William HiggasonCity of Houston Legal Department, Respondent
Robert William HiggasonCity of Houston Legal Department, Respondent
Joseph Chhim
Joseph Chhim — Petitioner
Joseph Chhim — Petitioner