cat's-paw-theory
4 cases — ← All topics
| Case | Title | Lower Court | Docketed | Status | Flags | Tags | Question Presented |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25-941 | Nonna Y. Sorokina v. The College of New Jersey | Third Circuit | 2026-02-06 | Pending | actual-knowledge cat's-paw-theory employment-law pregnancy-discrimination prima-facie-case staub-standard | Dr. Sorokina appeals to this Court the order of the Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit solely with respect to her pregnancy discrimination claim… | |
| 22-972 | Jacqueline A. Watkins v. City of Chicago, Illinois | Seventh Circuit | 2023-04-07 | Denied | Response Waived | adverse-employment-action cat's-paw cat's-paw-theory causation-standard civil-rights-act-of-1964 employment employment-discrimination mixed-motive racial-discrimination sex-discrimination title-vii | 1. Whether, considering the "cat's paw " employment theory in what circumstances, an employer can be liable for racial and sex discrimination in viola… |
| 22-104 | Martin Rugamba v. CRST Inc., et al. | Third Circuit | 2022-08-02 | Denied | cat's-paw-theory civil-rights constitutional-rights due-process federal-reporting free-speech monell-liability municipal-custom municipal-liability police-retaliation retaliation standing | Whether the police retaliation against an individual who reports their misconducts to FBI/DOJ constitutes municipality custom or practice for the purp… | |
| 18-6501 | Carl A. Robertson v. Interactive College of Technology, et al. | Eleventh Circuit | 2018-10-30 | Denied | Response WaivedIFP | cat's-paw-theory civil-procedure civil-rights due-process employment-discrimination evidentiary-rules mcdonnell-douglas-framework pretext pro-se pro-se-litigant scheduling-order standing summary-judgment title-vii | Based on the Supreme Court of the United States precedents: Should a 'pro se litigant's" [or any litigant's] First Proposed "Heightened" Amended Com… |