No. 21-1285
M & N Financing Corporation, et al. v. Department of Fair Employment and Housing
Response Waived
Tags: civil-rights civil-rights-statute constitutional-excessiveness eighth-amendment excessive-fines gender-discrimination penalty-damages small-business small-business-liability state-statute
Latest Conference:
2022-05-12
Question Presented (from Petition)
In an action for alleged gender discrimination in violation of a state civil rights statute, is an award of more than $6 million in penalty damages against a small business and its owner unconstitutionally excessive, as a violation of the Eighth Amendment, where none of the alleged victims of discrimination suffered any financial loss at all?
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Is an award of more than $6 million in penalty damages against a small business and its owner unconstitutionally excessive, as a violation of the Eighth Amendment, where none of the alleged victims of discrimination suffered any financial loss?
Docket Entries
2022-05-16
Petition DENIED.
2022-04-26
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/12/2022.
2022-04-20
Waiver of right of respondent Departarment of Fair Employment and Housing, A Department of the State of California to respond filed.
2022-03-21
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 22, 2022)
Attorneys
Departarment of Fair Employment and Housing, A Department of the State of California
Nelson H. Chan — Department of Fair Employment and Housing, Respondent
M & N Financing Corporation, et al.
Roy G. Weatherup — Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP, Petitioner