No. 21-7851

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

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2022-05-12
Status: Dismissed
Type: IFP
Response WaivedRelisted (2)IFP
Tags: civil-rights civil-rights-act discrimination employment employment-discrimination employment-terms federal-courts protected-status statutory-interpretation title-vii workplace-conditions
Key Terms:
SocialSecurity EmploymentDiscrimina JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2022-10-28 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Are the 'terms, conditions, or privileges of employment' covered by Section 703(a)(1) limited only to hiring, firing, promotions, compensation, and leave?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Section 703(a)(1) of Title VIL of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 makes it unlawful for an employer “to fail or refuse to hire or to discharge any individual, or otherwise to discriminate against any individual “ with respect to “compensation, terms, conditions, or privileges of employment “ because of the individual's race, religion, sex, or other protected _ stattus' 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-2(a)(1). The question presented is: Are the “terms, conditions, or privileges of employment” covered by Section 703(a)(1) limited only to hiring, firing, promotions, compensation, and leave?

Docket Entries

2022-10-31
Motion for reconsideration of order denying leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by petitioner DENIED.
2022-10-12
Motion DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/28/2022.
2022-06-28
Motion for reconsideration of order denying leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by petitioner.
2022-06-13
The motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis is denied, and the petition for a writ of certiorari is dismissed. See Rule 39.8.
2022-05-25
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/9/2022.
2022-05-18
Waiver of right of respondent City of Houston, Texas, et al. to respond filed.
2022-03-10
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due June 13, 2022)

Attorneys

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