No. 23-249

Dawn C. Polk v. Amtrak National Railroad Passenger Corporation, et al.

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2023-09-15
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Experienced Counsel
Tags: anti-discrimination circuit-conflict civil-rights preemption railway-labor-act statutory-interpretation title-vii
Key Terms:
Arbitration EmploymentDiscrimina LaborRelations
Latest Conference: 2024-01-05
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Does the Railway Labor Act preempt, preclude or otherwise limit claims under anti-discrimination statutes?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Does the Railway Labor Act preempt, preclude or otherwise limit, and if so when and in what way, claims under anti-discrimination statutes, such as Title VII? ii PARTIES The plaintiff is Dawn C. Polk. The defendants are the Amtrak National Railroad Passenger Corporation, Andrew Collins, Alton Lamontagne, Curtis Stencil, and Tracey Armstrong.

Docket Entries

2024-01-08
Petition DENIED.
2023-12-13
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/5/2024.
2023-12-12
Waiver of the 14-day waiting period for the distribution of the petition pursuant to Rule 15.5 filed by petitioner.
2023-12-12
2023-12-01
Brief of respondents Amtrak National Railroad Passenger Corporation, et al. in opposition filed.
2023-10-05
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including December 5, 2023.
2023-10-04
Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 16, 2023 to December 5, 2023, submitted to The Clerk.
2023-09-08
2023-07-24
Application (23A58) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until September 8, 2023.
2023-07-20
Application (23A58) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from July 25, 2023 to September 8, 2023, submitted to The Chief Justice.

Attorneys

Amtrak National Railroad Passenger Corporation
Hashim M. MooppanJones Day, Respondent
Hashim M. MooppanJones Day, Respondent
Dawn Polk
Eric SchnapperUniv. of Washington School of Law, Petitioner
Eric SchnapperUniv. of Washington School of Law, Petitioner