Hans Goerz v. Troy E. Meink, Secretary of the Air Force
1. Whether the District Judge may dismiss the
complaint on summary judgment without requiring answer
from the respondent, without authorizing discovery, and
without establishing that there is no genuine dispute of
material facts.
2. Whether the District Judge may dismiss the
complaint on summary judgment, without requiring
answer from the respondent and without authorizing
discovery, based on purported lack of showing pretext for
the removal action alleged to be retaliatory in violation of
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, when the record
is incomplete.
3. Whether the District Judge may determine,
without requiring answer from the respondent and
without authorizing discovery, that the petitioner failed
to sufficiently show pretext for the removal action in
question, when the record is incomplete.
4. Whether the District Judge may determine that
there is no genuine dispute of material facts (to issue a
summary judgment) based on a finding that the petitioner,
without requiring answer from the respondent and
without authorization for discovery, failed to sufficiently
show pretext for the removal action alleged as retaliatory.
Whether the District Judge may dismiss the complaint on summary judgment without requiring answer from the respondent, without authorizing discovery, and without establishing that there is no genuine dispute of material facts