No. 22-7448

Christopher Swindell v. CACI NSS, Inc., fka L-3 National Security Solutions, Inc., et al.

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2023-05-03
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedRelisted (2)IFP
Tags: and direct references to white-nationalist symbol and others made in the presence of protected grou including anti-black tropes monkey-imagery some directed at civil-rights civil-rights-act employment-discrimination hostile-work-environment protected-activity racial-discrimination racist-comments retaliation title-vii
Latest Conference: 2023-11-17 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether four months of constant racist comments, including anti-black tropes, monkey-imagery, and direct references to white-nationalist symbols, some directed at, and others made in the presence of protected groups of employees (African Americans) are sufficient to constitute a hostile work environment under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

Whether secretive surveillance of an employee's home immediately after they engaged in a Title VII protected activity is an adverse retaliatory action that violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and/or 42 U.S.C. § 1981?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether four months of constant racist comments, including anti-black tropes, monkey-imagery, and direct references to white-nationalist symbols, some directed at, and others made in the presence of protected groups of employees (African Americans) are sufficient to constitute a hostile work environment under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

Docket Entries

2023-11-20
Petition DENIED.
2023-11-02
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/17/2023.
2023-10-23
Petitioner complied with order of October 2, 2023.
2023-10-02
The motion of petitioner for leave to proceed in forma pauperis is denied. Petitioner is allowed until October 23, 2023, within which to pay the docketing fee required by Rule 38(a) and to submit a petition in compliance with Rule 33.1 of the Rules of this Court.
2023-06-15
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/26/2023.
2023-06-01
Waiver of right of respondent Quick Services, LLC to respond filed.
2023-02-24
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due June 2, 2023)
2022-12-22
Application (22A563) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until February 24, 2023.
2022-12-16
Application (22A563) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from December 26, 2022 to February 24, 2023, submitted to The Chief Justice.

Attorneys

Christopher Swindell
Christopher Swindell — Petitioner
Quick Services, LLC
Everett DoughertyEffectus PLLC, Respondent