No. 20-1502
Abdikarim Karrani v. JetBlue Airways Corporation
Response Waived
Tags: air-carrier-discrimination air-transportation cat's-paw cat's-paw-doctrine civil-rights discrimination federal-preemption preemption statutory-interpretation transportation-law
Latest Conference:
2021-06-17
Question Presented (from Petition)
1. Is 49 US.C. § 44092(b) inapplicable to 42 U.S.C. § 1981 cases?
2. Should the "cat's paw" analysis of Staub v. Proctor Hosp., 562 U.S. 411 (2011) be applied to 42 U.S.C. § 1981 cases where a pilot acts without further inquiry on reports from subordinates motivated by discrimination?
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether 49 U.S.C. § 44092(b) preempts 42 U.S.C. § 1981 claims
Docket Entries
2021-06-21
Petition DENIED.
2021-06-01
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/17/2021.
2021-05-26
Waiver of right of respondent JetBlue Airways Corporation to respond filed.
2021-04-26
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 28, 2021)
Attorneys
Abdikarim Karrani
John P. Sheridan — The Sheridan Law Firm, Petitioner
JetBlue Airways Corporation
Mathew Lane Harrington — Stokes Lawrence, P.S., Respondent