Paske v. Fitzgerald
Petition for certiorari denied on November 30, 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) |
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| Aug 3 2015 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 4, 2015) |
| Aug 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. |
| Sep 2 2015 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 28, 2015. |
| Sep 18 2015 | Response Requested . (Due October 19, 2015) |
| Oct 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. |
| Nov 2 2015 | Reply of petitioner Peter J. Paske, Jr. filed. |
| Nov 4 2015 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of November 24, 2015. |
| Nov 30 2015 | Petition DENIED. |
