No. 21-1443

Edward Ronny Arnold v. Bob Oglesby, Commissioner, Tennessee Department of General Services

Lower Court: Sixth Circuit
Docketed: 2022-05-16
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: 11th-amendment civil-procedure civil-rights due-process eleventh-amendment sovereign-immunity state-authority wage-withholding warn-act
Key Terms:
Arbitration ERISA JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2022-09-28
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Defendant, as Commissioner of the State of Tennessee Department of General Services, can use the defense of sovereign immunity

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. The Eleventh Amendment requires the Defendant, as Commissioner of the State of Tennessee Department of General Services, to be acting on the authority of the State to use the defense of sovereign immunity. ) 2. Whether the district court erred in misunderstanding the Defendant, as Commissioner of the State of Tennessee Department of General Services, cannot use the defense of sovereign immunity until the courts have determined the Defendant was acting on the authority of the state. 3. Whether the district court erred in misunderstanding the Defendant, as Commissioner of the State of Tennessee Department of General Services, was not acting on the authority of the State in withholding earned wages. 4. Whether the _ district court erred in misunderstanding the Defendant, as Commissioner of . the State of Tennessee Department of General Services, violated Public Law 100-379 Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) in circumventing the last work day of November 25, 2015, 5. Whether the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit incorrectly dismissed the civil action in conflict with the Defendant, as Commissioner of the State of Tennessee Department of General Services, ii circumvented Public Law 100-379 Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act dates.

Docket Entries

2022-10-03
Petition DENIED.
2022-06-15
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2022.
2022-06-07
Waiver of right of respondent Bob Oglesby, Commissioner, TN Dept. of General Svcs. to respond filed.
2022-05-11
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 15, 2022)

Attorneys

Bob Oglesby, Commissioner, TN Dept. of General Svcs.
Carolyn Underwood SmithAtty. General & Reporter's Off, Respondent
Carolyn Underwood SmithAtty. General & Reporter's Off, Respondent
Edward Ronny Arnold
Edward Ronny Arnold — Petitioner
Edward Ronny Arnold — Petitioner