| No. 22-193 | |
| Title: | Jatonya Clayborn Muldrow, Petitioner v. City of St. Louis, Missouri, et al. |
| Docketed: | August 31, 2022 |
| Linked with 21A835 | |
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit |
| Case Numbers: | (20-2975) |
| Decision Date: | April 4, 2022 |
| Questions Presented | |
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
| Jun 15 2022 | Application (21A835) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from July 3, 2022 to September 1, 2022, submitted to Justice Kavanaugh. |
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| Jun 21 2022 | Application (21A835) granted by Justice Kavanaugh extending the time to file until September 1, 2022. |
| Aug 29 2022 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 30, 2022) |
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| Sep 28 2022 | Waiver of right of respondent City of St. Louis, et al. to respond filed. |
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| Sep 30 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of National Employment Lawyers Association filed. |
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| Sep 30 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Constitutional Accountability Center filed. |
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| Oct 05 2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/28/2022. |
| Oct 11 2022 | Response Requested. (Due November 10, 2022) |
| Oct 31 2022 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 10, 2022 to December 12, 2022, submitted to The Clerk. |
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| Nov 01 2022 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including December 12, 2022. |
| Dec 12 2022 | Brief of respondents City of St. Louis, Missouri, et al. in opposition filed. |
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| Dec 19 2022 | Waiver of the 14-day waiting period for the distribution of the petition pursuant to Rule 15.5 filed by petitioner. |
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| Dec 20 2022 | Reply of petitioner Jatonya Clayborn Muldrow filed. (Distributed) |
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| Dec 21 2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/6/2023. |
| Jan 09 2023 | The Solicitor General is invited to file a brief in this case expressing the views of the United States. |
| May 18 2023 | Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. |
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| Jun 01 2023 | Supplemental brief of respondents City of St. Louis, Missouri, et al. filed. |
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| Jun 06 2023 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/22/2023. |
| Jun 29 2023 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/29/2023. |
| Jun 30 2023 | Petition GRANTED limited to the following question: Does Title VII prohibit discrimination in transfer decisions absent a separate court determination that the transfer decision caused a significant disadvantage? |
| Jul 07 2023 | Motion for an extension of time within which to file the briefs on the merits filed. |
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| Jul 19 2023 | Motion to extend the time to file the briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including August 28, 2023. The time to file respondents' brief on the merits is extended to and including October 11, 2023. |
| Aug 28 2023 | Brief of petitioner Jatonya Clayborn Muldrow filed. |
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| Aug 28 2023 | Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed) |
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| Aug 31 2023 | Brief amici curiae of Professor Suja A. Thomas, et al. filed. |
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| Sep 01 2023 | Brief amici curiae of The National Employment Lawyers Association, et al. filed. |
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| Sep 01 2023 | Brief amici curiae of The Legal Aid Society and The National Employment Law Project filed. |
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| Sep 05 2023 | Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. |
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| Sep 05 2023 | Brief amici curiae of District of Columbia, et al. in support of neither party filed. |
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| Sep 05 2023 | Brief amici curiae of Constitutional Accountability Center, et al. filed. |
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| Sep 05 2023 | Brief amicus curiae of National Treasury Employees Union filed. |
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| Oct 11 2023 | Brief of respondent City of St. Louis filed. |
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| Oct 12 2023 | SET FOR ARGUMENT on Wednesday, December 6, 2023. |
| Oct 12 2023 | Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed. |
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| Oct 17 2023 | Record requested from the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. |
| Oct 18 2023 | Brief amicus curiae of The Society for Human Resource Management filed. (Distributed) |
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| Oct 18 2023 | Brief amici curiae of National School Boards Association, AASA, The Superintendents Association, and Association of School Business Officials International filed. (Distributed) |
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| Oct 18 2023 | Brief amici curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, National Federation of Independent Business Small Business Legal Center, Inc., Restaurant Law Center, Inc., and National Retail Federation filed. (Distributed) |
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| Oct 18 2023 | Brief amici curiae of State of Arkansas, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Oct 18 2023 | Brief amici curiae of Local Government Legal Center, National Association of Counties, National League of Cities, and International Municipal Lawyers Association filed. (Distributed) |
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| Oct 19 2023 | CIRCULATED |
| Oct 30 2023 | Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED. |
| Nov 09 2023 | Reply of petitioner Jatonya Clayborn Muldrow filed. (Distributed) |
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| Nov 29 2023 | Record received from the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. The record is available with the Clerk (one box). |
| Dec 06 2023 | Argued. For petitioner: Brian Wolfman, Washington, D. C.; and Aimee W. Brown, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondents: Robert M. Loeb, Washington, D. C. |
| Apr 17 2024 | Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED. Kagan, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Sotomayor, Gorsuch, Barrett, and Jackson, JJ., joined. Thomas, J., Alito, J., and Kavanaugh, J., each filed an opinion concurring in the judgment. |
| NAME | ADDRESS | PHONE |
| Attorneys for Petitioner | ||
| Brian Wolfman Counsel of Record | Georgetown Law Appellate Courts Immersion Clinic 600 New Jersey Avenue Suite 312 Washington, DC 20001 wolfmanb@georgetown.edu | 202-661-6582 |
| Party name: Jatonya Clayborn Muldrow | ||
| Attorneys for Respondents | ||
| Sheena Renee Hamilton Counsel of Record | City of St. Louis Civil Law Department 1200 Market Street, Room 314 St. Louis, MO 63103 HamiltonS@stlouis-mo.gov | 314-622-3361 |
| Party name: City of St. Louis | ||
| Robert Mark Loeb | Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP 1152 15th Street, NW Washington, DC 20005 RLOEB@ORRICK.COM | 202-339-8475 |
| Party name: City of St. Louis, Missouri, et al. | ||
| Other | ||
| Elizabeth B. Prelogar Counsel of Record | Solicitor General United States Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20530-0001 SUPREMECTBRIEFS@USDOJ.GOV | 202-514-2217 |
| Party name: United States | ||
| Nicholas Jacob Bronni Counsel of Record | Solicitor General of Arkansas Arkansas Attorney General's Office 323 Center St., Suite 200 Little Rock, AR 72201 NICHOLAS.BRONNI@ARKANSASAG.GOV | 501-682-6302 |
| Party name: State of Arkansas, et al. | ||
| James Patrick Davy Counsel of Record | All Rise Trial & Appellate P.O. Box 15216 Philadelphia, PA 19125 jimdavy@allriselaw.org | (215) 792-3579 |
| Party name: The Legal Aid Society and The National Employment Law Project | ||
| Brianne Jenna Gorod Counsel of Record | Constitutional Accountability Center 1200 18th Street, NW Suite 501 Washington, DC 20036 brianne@theusconstitution.org | 202 296 6889 |
| Party name: Constitutional Accountability Center | ||
| Brianne Jenna Gorod Counsel of Record | Constitutional Accountability Center 1200 18th Street, NW Suite 501 Washington, DC 20036 BRIANNE@THEUSCONSTITUTION.ORG | 202 296 6889 |
| Party name: Constitutional Accountability Center, American Civil Liberties Union, and American Civil Liberties Union of Missouri | ||
| Amanda Kellar Karras Counsel of Record | International Municipal Lawyers Association 51 Monroe St., Suite 404 Rockville, MD 20850 akarras@imla.org | (202) 466-5424 |
| Party name: Local Government Legal Center, National Association of Counties, National League of Cities, and International Municipal Lawyers Association | ||
| Richard B. Lapp Counsel of Record | Seyfarth Shaw LLP 233 South Wacker Drive Suite 8000 Chicago, IL 60606 rlapp@seyfarth.com | (312) 460-5914 |
| Party name: The Society for Human Resource Management | ||
| Francisco Maria Negron Jr. Counsel of Record | National School Boards Association 1680 Duke St. Alexandria, VA 22314 fnegron@nsba.org | 7038386722 |
| Party name: National School Boards Association, AASA, The Superintendents Association, and Association of School Business Officials International | ||
| Suja Aley Thomas Counsel of Record | University of Illinois College of Law 504 E. Pennsylvania Avenue Champaign, IL 61820 sathomas@illinois.edu | 3126076158 |
| Party name: Professor Suja A. Thomas, et al. | ||
| Lucas Cody Townsend Counsel of Record | Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP 1050 Connecticut Ave., N.W. Washington, DC 20036 ltownsend@gibsondunn.com | 202-887-3731 |
| Party name: Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, National Federation of Independent Business Small Business Legal Center, Inc., Restaurant Law Center, Inc., and National Retail Federation | ||
| Caroline Sage Van Zile Counsel of Record | Office of the Attorney General for D.C. Office of the Solicitor General 400 6th Street, NW, Suite 8100 Washington, DC 20001 caroline.vanzile@dc.gov | (202) 724-6609 |
| Party name: District of Columbia, et al. | ||
| Carolyn L. Wheeler Counsel of Record | Katz Banks Kumin LLP 11 Dupont Circle NW Suite 600 Washington, DC 20036 wheeler@katzbanks.com | (202) 299-1140 |
| Party name: The National Employment Lawyers Association, The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc., and The National Women’s Law Center | ||
| Carolyn L. Wheeler Counsel of Record | Katz Banks Kumin LLP 11 Dupont Circle Suite 600 Washington, DC 20036 wheeler@katzbanks.com | (202) 299-1140 |
| Party name: National Employment Lawyers Association | ||
| Julie Marie Wilson Counsel of Record | 800 K Street, NW Suite 1000 Washington, DC 20001 JULIE.WILSON@NTEU.ORG | 703-352-3325 |
| Party name: National Treasury Employees Union | ||