No. 22-1244
Angela Joseph v. Denis R. McDonough, Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Response Waived
Tags: civil-procedure civil-rights employment-discrimination federal-procedure job-performance protected-class summary-judgment wrongful-termination
Key Terms:
ERISA EmploymentDiscrimina JusticiabilityDoctri
ERISA EmploymentDiscrimina JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference:
2023-09-26
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether summary judgment under Federal Rule of Civic Procedure Rule 56 standard was improperly granted
Question Presented (from Petition)
QUESTION PRESENTED FOR REVIEW Whether summary judgment under Federal Rule of Civic Procedure Rule 56 standard was improperly granted to dismiss a case of employment discrimination where the employee was wrongfully terminated for poor job performance which did not exist. The case has broader implications for permanent employee members of a protected class, who may be removed from their jobs despite no wrongdoing on their part.
Docket Entries
2023-10-02
Petition DENIED.
2023-07-05
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/26/2023.
2023-06-30
Waiver of right of respondent McDonough, Denis to respond filed.
2023-06-13
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 27, 2023)
Attorneys
McDonough, Denis
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Solicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Solicitor General, Respondent