No. 24-7284

Charles L. Burgett v. Scott Bessent, Secretary of the Treasury

Lower Court: Eighth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-05-27
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: employment-discrimination pretext prima-facie-case standard-of-review summary-judgment title-vii
Key Terms:
SocialSecurity
Latest Conference: 2025-06-18
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the lower courts applied the correct summary judgment standard of review for prima facie and for pretext in assessing a case of employment discrimination under 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et. seq. (Title VII)

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

Whether the lower courts applied the correct summary judgment standard of review for prima facie and for pretext in assessing a case of employment discrimination under 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et. seq. (Title VII).

Docket Entries

2025-06-23
Petition DENIED.
2025-06-04
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/18/2025.
2025-05-30
Waiver of right of respondent Scott Bessent, Secretary of the Treasury to respond filed.
2025-05-15
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due June 26, 2025)

Attorneys

Charles Burgett
Charles L. Burgett — Petitioner
Charles L. Burgett — Petitioner
Scott Bessent, Secretary of the Treasury
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent