Decided

No. 17-988

Lamps Plus, Inc., et al. v. Frank Varela

from the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

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Docket Entries

JUDGMENT ISSUED.

Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Roberts, C. J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch, and Kavanaugh, JJ., joined. Thomas, J., filed a concurring opinion. Ginsburg, J. filed a dissenting opinion, in which Breyer and Sotomayor, JJ., joined. Breyer, J., and Sotomayor, J., filed dissenting opinions. Kagan, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Ginsburg and Breyer, JJ., joined, and in which Sotomayor, J., joined as to Part II.

Argued. For petitioners: Andrew J. Pincus, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Michele M. Vercoski, Ontario, Cal.

Reply of petitioners Lamps Plus, Inc., et al. filed. (Distributed)

CIRCULATED

Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 9th Circuit.

Brief amicus curiae of American Association for Justice filed.

Brief amici curiae of Contract Law Scholars filed.

Brief of respondent Frank Varela filed.

SET FOR ARGUMENT on Monday, October 29 2018

Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed)

Petition GRANTED.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/27/2018.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/20/2018.

Brief of respondent Frank Varela in opposition filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States America filed.

Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including March 14, 2018.

Motion to extend the time to file a response from February 12, 2018 to March 14, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.

Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 12, 2018)

Application (17A577) granted by Justice Kennedy extending the time to file until January 10, 2018.

Application (17A577) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from December 10, 2017 to January 10, 2018, submitted to Justice Kennedy.

Parties

Lamps Plus, Inc., et al., Petitioner, represented by Andrew J. Pincus

Frank Varela, Respondent, represented by Michele M. Vercoski

Amici Curiae

American Association for Justice, Amicus Curiae, represented by Deepak Gupta

Center for Workplace Compliance, Amicus Curiae, represented by John Richard Annand

Chamber of Commerce of the United States America, Amicus Curiae, represented by Thomas Ryan McCarthy

Contract Law Scholars, Amicus Curiae, represented by Matthew Adam Seligman

DRIā€“The Voice of the Defense Bar, Amicus Curiae, represented by Mary Massaron

New England Legal Foundation, Amicus Curiae, represented by Benjamin G. Robbins

Retail Litigation Center, Inc., Amicus Curiae, represented by Adam G. Unikowsky

 
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