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FTS USA, LLC v. Monroe

Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
16-204 6th Cir. TBD TBD TBD TBD OT 2017

Issue: (1) Whether the Fair Labor Standards Act and the Due Process Clause permit a collective action to be certified and tried to verdict based on testimony from a small subset of the putative plaintiffs, without either any statistical or other similarly reliable showing that the experiences of those who testified are typical and can reliably be extrapolated to the entire class, or a jury finding that the testifying witnesses are representative of the absent plaintiffs; and (2) whether the procedure for determining damages upheld by the Sixth Circuit, in which the district court unilaterally determined damages without any jury finding, violates the Seventh Amendment.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
Jun 17 2016Application (15A1276) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from July 4, 2016 to August 14, 2016, submitted to Justice Kagan.
Jun 17 2016Application (15A1276) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until August 14, 2016.
Aug 12 2016Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 12, 2016)
Sep 8 2016Order extending time to file response to petition to and including October 13, 2016.
Oct 3 2016Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including November 10, 2016.
Nov 10 2016Brief of respondents Edward Monroe, et al., Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated in opposition filed.
Nov 21 2016DISTRIBUTED for Conference of December 9, 2016.
Nov 21 2016Reply of petitioners FTS USA, LLC and UniTek USA, LLC filed.
Dec 12 2016Petition GRANTED. Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED for further consideration in light of Tyson Foods, Inc. v. Bouaphakeo, 577 U.S. ____ (2016).
Jan 13 2017JUDGMENT ISSUED.