No. 19-380

Alfred Lam, et al. v. City and County of San Francisco, California, et al.

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-09-20
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: civil-procedure-60b civil-rights discrimination disparate-treatment federal-court federal-rule-civil-procedure harassment hostile-work-environment judgment legal-error motion-for-relief ongoing-discrimination pro-se-plaintiffs retaliation
Key Terms:
AdministrativeLaw ERISA SocialSecurity EmploymentDiscrimina JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2019-11-08
Related Cases: 19-378 (Vide) 19-379 (Vide)
Question Presented (from Petition)

This case poses multiple questions due to on
going and continuous instances of conduct rising to a
level of discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and
retaliation litigation proceedings back to 2005
throughout 2019. Petitioners have originally filed a
legal action in U.S. District Court in October 10, 2008
(see related case).

1. May a federal court ever grant a motion for relief
from judgment under Federal Rule of Civil procedure
60(b) in a case involving legal error?

2. Whether the district court erred in denying pro se
plaintiffs ' "motion for leave to amend " arising from
"newly discovered evidence " and "continuous and on
going " instances of discrimination, harassment,
intimidation, and retaliation?

3. Whether the Ninth Circuit 's decision conflicts with
its own and this Court 's precedents?

4. Whether petitioners have satisfied discrimination,
harassment, intimidation, and retaliation aspects
giving rise to a "hostile work environment claim "?

5. Is statistical data produced by petitioners-plaintiffs
clearly supporting "disparate treatment " or "selective
treatment " by opposing party admissible in federal
court?

6. Does this case provide a direct opportunity to settle
an issue of public interest and matter of public
concern?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a federal court may grant relief from judgment under Rule 60(b) for legal error

Docket Entries

2019-11-12
Petition DENIED.
2019-10-23
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/8/2019.
2019-10-02
Waiver of right of respondents City and County of San Francisco, et al. to respond filed.
2019-09-09
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 21, 2019)
2019-06-28
Application (19A4) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until September 11, 2019.
2019-06-25
Application (19A4) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from July 18, 2019 to September 11, 2019, submitted to Justice Kagan.

Attorneys

Alfred Lam, et al.
Alfred Lam — Petitioner
City and County of San Francisco, et al.
Boris ReznikovOffice of San Francisco City Attorney, Respondent