No. 22-462

Ruby J. Watts v. John Stewart, et al.

Lower Court: Eighth Circuit
Docketed: 2022-11-16
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Tags: civil-rights court-appointed-counsel directed-verdict discrimination due-process employment-discrimination employment-law equal-pay-act jury-trial prima-facie-case
Key Terms:
Environmental Arbitration ERISA DueProcess Securities Jurisdiction
Latest Conference: 2023-01-13
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Did the lower court err in issuing a directed verdict when a prima facie case of discrimination was established?

Question Presented (from Petition)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED | FOR REVIEW ; 1. Did.the lower court err in its issuing a directed verdict when a documented prima facie case of discrimination had been established? 2. Did the lower court err in issuing a directed verdict and refusing to allow the case to proceed for a jury verdict when there existed genuine issues of ™ facts in evidence? ; 3. Did the lower court err in dismissing the Title VII claim by failing ; to apply a standards for granting a directed verdict? ; ' 4, Did the lower court err in denying its court appointed.counsel the opportunity to fully represent Plaintiff, by shackling or tying her ' hands? . 5. Did the lower court violate state statute/regulations by Se , disregarding the issue of the Petitioner’s unpaid and entitled mileage 7 reimbursement, earned salary and earned vacation pay? . 6. Did the lower court err and violate the Equal Pay Act/ADEA in issuing a directed verdict by disregarding the issues of unpaid salary, unpaid vacation, entitled unpaid travel reimbursements.and pay disparity as being : questions for the jury? . 7. Did the lower court err in issuing a directed verdict and refusing to allow the .case to proceed for a jury verdict where there were credibility questions? . | ; i] ‘ | ; ii : 8. Did the lower court violate the hear-say exception rule by not : allowing documents to be entered into evidence that are included in the hearsay exception rule? ; 9. Did the lower court err or violate Natural Justice by denying the , Petitioner the right to present factual evidence?

Docket Entries

2023-01-17
Petition DENIED.
2022-12-28
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/13/2023.
2022-09-06
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 16, 2022)

Attorneys

Ruby J. Watts
Ruby J. Watts — Petitioner
Ruby J. Watts — Petitioner