No. 24-6037

Shar Issa Murphy v. Douglas A. Collins, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, et al.

Lower Court: Tenth Circuit
Docketed: 2024-11-26
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedRelisted (2)IFP
Tags: disparate-treatment hostile-work-environment race-discrimination rehabilitation-act sex-discrimination title-vii
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Latest Conference: 2025-02-21 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the lower courts erred in dismissing Title VII claims of race and sex discrimination, hostile work environment, and failure to accommodate under the Rehabilitation Act due to alleged ongoing workplace harassment and disparate treatment

Question Presented (from Petition)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED ) © Whether the lower courts erred in dismissing the plaintiff’s Title VI claims of race and sex discrimination and hostile work environment where the plaintiff alleged ongoing harassment, disparate treatment, and emotional harm caused by the employer's failure to address complaints of harassment. © Whether the lower courts incorrectly applied the legal standards under the Rehabilitation Act by dismissing the plaintiff's claims for failure to accommodate, where the employer failed to take effective steps to prevent . harassment by a co-worker, which exacerbated the plaintiff's mental health disabilities, including PTSD and severe anxiety. Whether the courts of appeals are divided on the legal standard for evaluating hostile work environment and retaliation claims under Title VII and the Rehabilitation Act, and whether this Court should resolve this conflict to ensute uniform protections for employees nationwide. Whether an employer’s failure to ; respond to complaints of harassment based on race and sex, while immediately addressing similar complaints made by employees of a different race, violates the disparate treatment provisions of Title VII. . * Whether the Supreme Court should clarify the obligations of federal employers under the Rehabilitation Act to provide accommodations for mental health disabilities, particularly when the disability is caused or exacerbated by workplace harassment. e Whether the lower courts improperly interpret the “Hostile work environment” standard under Title VII by failing to consider evidence of systemic discrimination and disparate impact on the Petitioner.

Docket Entries

2025-02-24
Rehearing DENIED.
2025-02-05
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/21/2025.
2025-01-29
Petition for Rehearing filed.
2025-01-13
Petition DENIED.
2024-12-12
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/10/2025.
2024-12-09
Waiver of right of respondent McDonough, Sec. of VA, et al. to respond filed.
2024-09-20
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 26, 2024)

Attorneys

McDonough, Sec. of VA, et al.
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent
Shar Murphy
Shar Murphy — Petitioner
Shar Murphy — Petitioner