No. 20-1622

Ramonica M. Luke v. University Health Services, Inc.

Lower Court: Eleventh Circuit
Docketed: 2021-05-20
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: 42-usc-1981 admissible-evidence civil-rights civil-rights-act comparator-evidence employment-discrimination honest-belief-rule mcdonnell-douglas mcdonnell-douglas-framework pretext-analysis similarly-situated title-vii
Key Terms:
SocialSecurity
Latest Conference: 2021-06-17
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. Applicable to the Title VII of the Civil Rights of 1964 or 42 U.S.C, 1981, did Plaintiff prove pretext by discrimination by showing "weakness, implausibilities, inconsistencies, incoherencies or contradictions in the employer 's proffered legitimate reason for its action "?

2. Circuit Courts are in conflict with the phrase "similarly situated " and the stage of McDonnell Douglas comparator evidence should be analyzed. Applicable to Supreme Court precedent, what is the proper standard to apply to similarly situated comparators: "nearly identical ' standard, "all material respects " standard or some other standard?

3. When there is evidence of "comparable seriousness, " does the Honest Belief Rule apply to comparator evidence at the tertiary stage of McDonnell Douglas framework?

4. Are Courts allowed to use untested or inadmissible evidence at the second stage of McDonnell Douglas framework?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Pretext-by-discrimination

Docket Entries

2021-06-21
Petition DENIED.
2021-06-01
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/17/2021.
2021-05-24
Waiver of right of respondent University Health Services, Inc. to respond filed.
2021-05-04
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 21, 2021)

Attorneys

Ramonica Luke
Ramonica M. Luke — Petitioner
University Health Services, Inc.
Steven B. KatzConstangy, Brooks, smith & Prophete LLP, Respondent