No. 23-6427

Carl A. Melvin v. Hampton-Newport Community News Services Board

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2024-01-08
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Relisted (2)IFP
Tags: agency-accountability civil-rights due-process employee-rights hipaa-violations hostile-work-environment retaliation workplace-retaliation
Key Terms:
DueProcess HealthPrivacy
Latest Conference: 2024-06-13 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Multiple Retaliation by a Human Services Agency

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION(S) PRESENTED ‘Multiple Retaliations by a Human Services Agency , 1. Cana supervisor or an agency legally retaliate against an employee (by ‘flipping’ the employee’s ‘good faith’ report) for reporting HIPAA Violations? : : 2. Cana supervisor or an agency legally retaliate (by ‘flipping’ and creating a ‘quick charge’) against an employee for reporting in ‘good faith’ targeting and harassment, physical assaults and a hostile working environment, (which stemmed or was indirectly influenced by the employee’s ‘good faith’ report of the HIPAA Violations stated above? 3, Can an agency be held legally accountable for a client, (who has emotional or behavioral challenges, but basically knows what he is doing) who was accused or reported several times as : targeting and harassing, discriminating against and constantly physically assaulting (creating a hostile work environment ) an employee who was not his or her direct counselor? How many times does an employee have to report targeting and harassment and hostile working environment before it is addressed by the employer, 2 times, 3 times? . 4. Cana supervisor or an agency conduct a secret internal investigation against an employee and . find an offence against that employee, without that employee being asked or questioned about. the offense and without that employee being given an opportunity to respond (due process) to .that offense or that accusation before the external investigation process, as stated or mandated in the agency’s policy? Can a supervisor or an agency block and prevent (or not include) an employee (who brought charges and accusations against a coworker) from participating in an . internal and external investigation against that coworker? : 5. Can an agency legally ‘hire a police officer’ to monitor, to follow, and to intimidate an employee while that employee is pursuing his or her ‘employee protected rights’ or ‘a protected activity’ during the final employee grievance hearing, (which was conducted and led by a hired or : ‘contracted agency’ which winked at or allowed the human rights violation to transpire)? Page -2-of 8 . . A “

Docket Entries

2024-06-17
Petition DENIED.
2024-05-29
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/13/2024.
2024-05-21
Petitioner complied with order of March 18, 2024.
2024-04-10
Application (23A905) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until June 7, 2024.
2024-04-04
Application (23A905) for an extension of time within which to comply with the order of March 18, 2024, submitted to The Chief Justice.
2024-03-18
The motion of petitioner for leave to proceed in forma pauperis is denied. Petitioner is allowed until April 8, 2024, within which to pay the docketing fee required by Rule 38(a) and to submit a petition in compliance with Rule 33.1 of the Rules of this Court.
2024-02-22
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/15/2024.
2023-12-27
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 7, 2024)

Attorneys

Carl A. Melvin
Carl A. Melvin — Petitioner
Carl A. Melvin — Petitioner