No. 22-7657

Annecia M. Fort v. Department of Labor, et al.

Lower Court: Eleventh Circuit
Docketed: 2023-05-26
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: 49-usc-31105 coercion-prohibition drive-time-limits electronic-logging-devices internal-reporting motor-carrier motor-carrier-regulations public-safety public-safety-reporting staa whistleblower-protection
Key Terms:
Arbitration
Latest Conference: 2023-09-26
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Is disclosing public safety concerns to your management (internal reporting) a protected activity?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION(S) PRESENTED Question 1: __ Is disclosing public safety concerns to your management (internal reporting) a protected activity? [Under Surface Transportation Assistance Act (STAA) Whistleblower Protection Act 49 U.S.C. § 31105 (a) (1) (A) (i) (ii)] Question 2: Is a motor carrier that requires or permits a driver with egregious violations of drive-time limits [in 49 CFR part 395] in violation of Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations? Question 3; __|s it legal for a motor carrier to tell a driver seeking immediate ELD Hours of Service assistance to call back the next day due to being under-staffed? Question 4: Is it legal for a motor carrier to log into a driver's ELD account with the driver's ID and Password instead of the carrier's support account information? Question 5; | Cana motor carrier coerce a driver into changing their logs after a fatal accident? [see witness statement]

Docket Entries

2023-10-02
Petition DENIED.
2023-07-13
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/26/2023.
2023-06-22
Waiver of right of respondent U.S. Department of Labor, et al. to respond filed.
2023-06-22
Brief of respondent Landstar Transportation Logistics, Inc. in opposition filed.
2023-05-23
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due June 26, 2023)

Attorneys

Annecia Fort
Annecia M. Fort — Petitioner
Annecia M. Fort — Petitioner
Landstar Transportation Logistics, Inc.
Gerald Thomas HarperLaw and Mediation Offices of G. Thomas Harper LLC, Respondent
Gerald Thomas HarperLaw and Mediation Offices of G. Thomas Harper LLC, Respondent
U.S. Department of Labor, et al.
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent