No. 20-1661

Arthur O. Armstrong v. School District of Philadelphia

Lower Court: Third Circuit
Docketed: 2021-05-28
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Tags: 14th-amendment collective-bargaining due-process employment employment-law fourteenth-amendment grievance-procedure official-discrimination procedural-rights property-rights
Latest Conference: 2021-09-27
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. Whether School District of Philadelphia, on August 25.1992. discharged the petitioner from his
teaching position, without due process of law, without a hearing, in violation of the Fourteenth
Amendment to the Constitution of the United States and Article B-VIII,Grievance Procedure of the
collective bargaining agreement between the School District of Philadelphia and Federation of Teachers
when respondent acted with active connivance in the making of the state law violation false reports and
other conduct amounting to official discrimination to deprive appellant of property without due process
of law.

2. Whether respondent School District of Philadelphia, on November 18.199* denied the
petitioner reinstatement to his teaching position without due process of law, without a hearing, in
violation of the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States and Article B-VIII.
Grievance Procedure of the collective bargaining agreement between the School District of Philadel
and the Federation of Teachers by arbitrary means when respondent denied the
the hearing, or be heard when respondent acted with active connivance in the
was afforded Article B-VIII, Grievance Procedure falsephia
petitioner to speak at
making of "Petitioner
reports and other conduct amounting to official
discrimination clearly sufficient to deprive petitioner of his job without due process of law.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether petitioner was discharged from teaching position without due process

Docket Entries

2021-10-04
Petition DENIED. Justice Alito took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
2021-07-14
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021.
2021-05-20
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 28, 2021)

Attorneys

Arthur O. Armstrong
Arthur O. Armstrong — Petitioner