No. 24-6660

Xiaorong Lan v. University of Texas at San Antonio

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-02-27
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: appellate-review civil-procedure credibility-of-evidence material-facts standard-of-review summary-judgment
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2025-04-25
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether summary judgment should be granted when genuine issues of material fact exist and evidence credibility is questioned

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

1. Should UTSA ’s summary judgement be granted when unsolved genuine issues of material facts are presented, and the credibility of evidence is questioned? The Court of Appeals ’ decision conflicts with the following court decisions: Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, 477 U.S. 317,322 (1986); Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc., All U.S. 242, 248 (1986). Hahn v. Sargent , 523 F.2d 461,464 (1st Cir.1975) Hunt v. Cromartie, 526 U.S. 541,550-5(1999). 2. Did Lan suffer discrimination due to her national origin? The Court of Appeals ’ interpretation of McDonnell Douglas indirect method of proof conflicts with the following court decisions: McDonnell Douglas Carp. v. Green, 411 U.S. 792, 794 (1973) Reeves v. Sanderson Plumbing Products, 120 S.Ct. 2097, 2108 (2000) Washington v. Davis, 426 U.S. 229, 242 (1976) 3. Did Lan suffer retaliation in the reinstatement petition and re-admission inquiry? The Court of Appeals ’ decision conflicts with the following court decisions: Medina v. Ramsey Steel Co. 238 F.3d 674,684 (5th Cir. 2001); Teague v. Williamson County, No. 22-50202 (5th Cir. 2022); Evans v. City of Houston, 246 F.3d 344, 254 (5th Cir. 2001); Zamora v. City of Houston, NO. 4:07-4510 (S.D. Tex. Sep. 7, 2010); Pardo-Kroneinann v. Jackson, 541 F. Supp. 2d 210 (D.D.C. 2008); Romano v. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp, 284 N.J. Super. 543 (App. Div. 1995); Kalinoski v. Gutierrez, 435 F. Supp. 2d 55 (D.D.C. 2006)

Docket Entries

2025-04-28
Petition DENIED.
2025-04-10
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/25/2025.
2025-03-20
Waiver of right of respondent The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley to respond filed.
2025-02-10
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 31, 2025)

Attorneys

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Kimberly GdulaTexas Office of the Attorney General, Respondent
Xiaorong Lan
Xiaorong Lan — Petitioner