No. 25A287
New Jersey Transit Corporation, et al. v. Jeffrey Colt, et al.
Tags: civil-rights employment-discrimination federal-law sovereign-immunity state-agency transit-authority
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Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether state-owned transit authorities are entitled to sovereign immunity from employment discrimination lawsuits under federal civil rights statutes
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Docket Entries
2025-09-19
Application (25A287) referred to the Court.
2025-09-19
Application (25A287) for stay presented to Justice Sotomayor and by her referred to the Court is granted. The Court has already granted certiorari on the sovereign immunity issue decided below, and the pending damages trial before the Supreme Court of the State of New York would be barred if New Jersey Transit Corporation were entitled to sovereign immunity from suit. Respondents, on the other hand, identify no tangible irreparable harm they would face if the trial were delated until after this Court decides the pending case. The trial scheduled for September 15, 2025, in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, New York County, is therefore stayed pending the issuance of the mandate of this Court in <i>NJ Transit Corp., et al.</i> v. <i>Colt, Jeffrey, et al.</i>, case No. 24-1113, and <i>Galette, Cedric</i> v. <i>NJ Transit Corp.</i>, case No. 24-1021.
2025-09-12
Order entered by Justice Sotomayor: Upon consideration of the application of counsel for the applicants, it is ordered that the trial in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, New York County, Index No. 158309/2017, is hereby stayed pending further order of Justice Sotomayor or of the Court.
2025-09-12
Response to application from respondent Jeffrey Colt and Betsy Tsai filed.
2025-09-12
Reply of applicant New Jersey Transit Corporation, NJ Transit Bus Operations, Inc., and Ana Hernandez filed.
2025-09-11
Application (25A287) for a stay, submitted to Justice Sotomayor.
Attorneys
Jeffrey Colt and Betsy Tsai
Easha Anand — Stanford Supreme Court Litigation Clinic, Respondent
Easha Anand — Stanford Supreme Court Litigation Clinic, Respondent
New Jersey Transit Corporation, NJ Transit Bus Operations, Inc., and Ana Hernandez