No. 22-649
Jacinta Downing v. Abbott Laboratories, et al.
Response Waived
Tags: burden-of-proof circumstantial-evidence civil-rights discrimination employment employment-discrimination judicial-interpretation pretext seventh-circuit
Latest Conference:
2023-03-03
Question Presented (from Petition)
Whether the Seventh Circuit defeated the fundamental holding of this Court's decision in Costa when it affirmed the district court's refusal to allow plaintiff to use circumstantial evidence to establish the lie in defendant's explanation for taking adverse actions against plaintiff.
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether the Seventh Circuit defeated the fundamental holding of this Court's decision in Costa when it affirmed the district court's refusal to allow plaintiff to use circumstantial evidence to establish the lie in defendant's explanation for taking adverse actions against plaintiff
Docket Entries
2023-03-06
Petition DENIED. Justice Alito took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
2023-02-15
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/3/2023.
2023-02-10
Waiver of right of respondent Abbott Laboratories, et al. to respond filed.
2023-01-10
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 13, 2023)
Attorneys
Abbott Laboratories, et al.
John Caviness O'Quinn — Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Respondent
Jacinta Downing
Linda Debra Friedman — Stowell & Friedman, Ltd., Petitioner