No. 23-1340

Waples Mobile Home Park Limited Partnership, et al. v. Jose Dagoberto Reyes, et al.

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2024-06-25
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Amici (4)Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2) Experienced Counsel
Tags: burden-of-proof civil-rights-litigation defendant-liability disparate-impact fair-housing-act legitimate-business-purpose prima-facie-burden statistical-disparity
Key Terms:
AdministrativeLaw SocialSecurity Immigration EmploymentDiscrimina JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2024-09-30 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a plaintiff relying on a disparate-impact theory of liability under the Fair Housing Act carries her prima facie burden by showing only a preexisting statistical disparity within the affected population that the defendant did not create

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. Whether a plaintiff relying on a disparateimpact theory of liability under the Fair Housing Act, 42 U.S.C. § 3601 et seqg., carries her prima facie burden by showing only a preexisting statistical disparity within the affected population that the defendant did not create. 2. Whether a defendant carries its burden to rebut such a case by showing that the challenged policy significantly serves a legitimate business purpose, or instead must further show that the policy is necessary to serve that purpose.

Docket Entries

2024-10-07
Petition DENIED.
2024-09-11
Reply of petitioners Waples Mobile Home Park Limited Partnership, et al. filed. (Distributed)
2024-09-11
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/30/2024.
2024-09-11
Reply of Waples Mobile Home Park Limited Partnership, et al. submitted.
2024-08-26
2024-08-26
Brief amici curiae of Pacific Legal Foundation, Manhattan Institute, Hamilton Lincoln Law Institute filed.
2024-08-26
Brief of respondents Rosy Giron de Reyes, et al. in opposition filed.
2024-08-26
Brief of Rosy Giron de Reyes, et al. in opposition submitted.
2024-07-26
Response Requested. (Due August 26, 2024)
2024-07-25
Brief amici curiae of West Virginia, 22 Other States, and the Arizona Legislature filed.
2024-07-25
Brief amici curiae of State of West Virginia, 22 Other States, and the Arizona Legislature filed.
2024-07-17
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/30/2024.
2024-07-09
Waiver of right of respondent Rosy Giron de Reyes, et al. to respond filed.
2024-07-09
Waiver of Rosy Giron de Reyes, et al. of right to respond submitted.
2024-06-21
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 25, 2024)
2024-04-17
Application (23A924) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until June 21, 2024.
2024-04-12
Application (23A924) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from April 23, 2024 to June 21, 2024, submitted to The Chief Justice.

Attorneys

Pacific Legal Foundation, Manhattan Institute, Hamilton Lincoln Law Institute
Alison SominPacific Legal Foundation, Amicus
Rosy Giron de Reyes, et al.
Cyril V. Smith IIIZuckerman Spaeder LLP, Respondent
State of West Virginia, 22 Other States, and the Arizona Legislature
Michael Ray WilliamsOffice of the West Virginia Attorney General, Amicus
Waples Mobile Home Park Limited Partnership, et al.
David C. FrederickKellogg, Hansen, Todd, Figel & Frederick, P.L.L.C., Petitioner