No. 21-172

Melvin G. Perry v. VHS San Antonio Partners, L.L.C., dba North Central Baptist Hospital

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2021-08-03
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Experienced Counsel
Tags: circuit-conflict civil-rights contract-enforcement contract-rights contractual-relationships racial-discrimination section-1981 statutory-interpretation third-party-interference
Latest Conference: 2021-11-19
Question Presented (from Petition)

Does section 1981 prohibit a third party from interfering, on the basis of race, with the right of an individual to make or enforce a contract?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Does section 1981 prohibit a third party from interfering, on the basis of race, with the right of an individual to make or enforce a contract?

Docket Entries

2021-11-22
Petition DENIED.
2021-11-02
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/19/2021.
2021-11-02
Reply of petitioner Melvin G. Perry filed. (Distributed)
2021-10-18
Brief of respondent VHS San Antonio Partners, L.L.C. in opposition filed.
2021-08-25
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including October 18, 2021.
2021-08-19
Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 2, 2021 to October 18, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
2021-08-03
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 2, 2021)

Attorneys

Melvin G. Perry
Eric SchnapperUniv. of Washington School of Law, Petitioner
VHS San Antonio Partners, L.L.C.
David Lawrence SchenbergOgletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, PC, Respondent