Whether the 'Cat's Paw' doctrine establishes causation in employment discrimination cases involving disability discrimination and retaliation claims

No question identified. : To the Supreme Court of the United States: Pursuant to Rule 30 and 28 U.S.C. § 2101(c), Petitioner seeks a 59 day extension to file his Petition for Writ of Certiorari. Petitioner, Nicholas Sellman sued his former employer Respondent Aviation Training Consulting, LLC for unlawful disability discrimination and retaliation. The District Court granted summary judgment. On October 21, 2025, the Tenth Circuit affirmed the District Court. Nicholas Sellman v. Aviation Training Consulting, LLC, 155 F.4" 1215, (10" Cir. 2025). Petitioner now intends to file a Petition for Writ of Certiorari challenging the Tenth Circuit’s decision and to resolve a Circuit split on the “Cat’s Paw” standard to establish causation in an unlawful discrimination and retaliation cases. Petitioner, Nicholas Sellman, is seeking a 59 day extension, to file his Petition for Writ of Certiorari. The final judgment on this case was entered on October 21, 2025 and the mandate was issued on November 12, 2025 in the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the date Petition for Writ of Certiorari will expire on January 20, 2026. This application is being filed more than 10 days prior to that due date. Thus, the new deadline would be March 20, 2026. Attached is the Tenth Circuit’s Opinion. (