No. 19-7956
Molly Tsai v. Robert Wilkie, Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: abuse-of-discretion circuit-court civil-rights comparator-evidence employment-discrimination evidence-exclusion evidentiary-standards judicial-discretion minority-rights probationary-period standard-of-review
Key Terms:
EmploymentDiscrimina
EmploymentDiscrimina
Latest Conference:
2020-04-17
Question Presented (from Petition)
1. Did the First Circuit Judge erred and abuse her discretion in excluding evidence concerning a minority employee terminated during her probationary period?
2. Does the record reflect an absolute dearth of evidentiary support for the jury's verdict?
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Did the First Circuit Judge err and abuse her discretion in excluding evidence concerning a minority employee terminated during her probationary period?
Docket Entries
2020-04-20
Petition DENIED.
2020-03-26
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/17/2020.
2020-03-20
Waiver of right of respondent Wilkie, Sec. of VA to respond filed.
2020-03-09
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 13, 2020)
Attorneys
Molly Tsai
Molly Tsai — Petitioner
Wilkie, Sec. of VA
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent