Paske v. Fitzgerald

Petition for certiorari denied on November 30, 2015

Docket No.	Argument	Opinion	Vote	Author	Term
15-162	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	OT 2015

Issue: (1) Whether the rule in USPS Board of Governors v. Aikens applies to the evaluation of a discrimination claim at summary judgment; and (2) whether a plaintiff claiming discrimination is required to prove, as an element of a prima facie case, that he or she was treated less favorably than a "nearly identical" "similarly situated" individual who is not a member of the protected class, a Fifth Circuit requirement which courts have characterized as "stringent," "strict," and "demanding."

Date	Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
08/03/2015	Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 4, 2015)
08/21/2015	Waiver of right of respondents Joel Fitzgerald, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Chief of Police of the City of Missouri City, Texas, et al. to respond filed.
09/02/2015	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 28, 2015.
09/18/2015	Response Requested . (Due October 19, 2015)
10/19/2015	Brief of respondents Joel Fitzgerald, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Chief of Police of the City of Missouri City, Texas, et al. in opposition filed.
11/02/2015	Reply of petitioner Peter J. Paske, Jr. filed.
11/04/2015	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of November 24, 2015.
11/30/2015	Petition DENIED.