No. 22-147

Reshawn Armstrong v. Merrick B. Garland, Attorney General

Lower Court: Eleventh Circuit
Docketed: 2022-08-16
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: employment-discrimination ex-parte-communication federal-rules-of-civil-procedure material-facts prima-facie-case protected-class similar-situated summary-judgment supervisor-liability
Key Terms:
SocialSecurity Immigration
Latest Conference: 2022-10-07
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a Judge committed ex parte communication

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED , 1. Whether a Judge committed ex parte communication when he accepted information from an unnamed person other then the Plaintiff and Defendant’s Counsel, so to use and intimidate the Plaintiff in removing certain claims from compliant, and should it be grounds to have case vacated and remanded? 2. Whether a Judge can disregard established Federal Rules of Civil Procedures, specifically FRCP 56a, to grant , summary judgment when there are still numerous genuine disputes to material facts remaining which are unresolved? 3. Whether documents that show inconsistencies, , contradictions, policy violations, a declaration statement, , and also a sworn affidavit that an employer made , statements that employees are valuable based on physical , characteristic, specifically race and sex considered direct , evidences and does it also show pretext? 4, Whether a plaintiff have made a prima facie case concerning employment discrimination when she’s (1) a member of a protected class; (2) was qualified for the position sought; (3) was rejected for the position; and (4) the employer promoted someone outside of her protected | class? } | | | | | | | | | un | | 5. Whether the “similar situated in all material | aspects” and that this burden remains with plaintiff at | the prima facie stage to onerous? | 6. Whether an employer is liable for the discriminatory | acts of his or her supervisors who have the means to } influence employment decision makers? 7. Whether the Eleventh Circuit should have reviewed | grant of summary judgment as de novo? } 8. Should this Court grant this petition and vacate the | judgment and remand this case back to the lower court so | Petitioner can be fully heard and finally have her day in court to resolve all genuine disputes of materials facts? |

Docket Entries

2022-10-11
Petition DENIED.
2022-09-21
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/7/2022.
2022-09-14
Waiver of right of respondent Garland, Att'y Gen. to respond filed.
2022-04-11
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 15, 2022)

Attorneys

Garland, Att'y Gen.
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent
Reshawn Armstrong
Reshawn Armstrong — Petitioner
Reshawn Armstrong — Petitioner