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Winston & Strawn LLP v. Ramos

Petition for certiorari denied on October 7, 2019
Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
18-1437 Cal. Ct. App. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2019

Issues: (1) Whether the arbitration-specific requirements and rules set forth in Armendariz v. Foundation Health Psychcare Services Inc. are pre-empted by the Federal Arbitration Act; and (2) whether the arbitration-only severability rule that when an arbitration provision has more than one invalid term, the whole provision is presumptively invalid, is pre-empted by the FAA.

DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
May 14 2019Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 17, 2019)
Jun 04 2019Motion to extend the time to file a response from June 17, 2019 to July 17, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
Jun 07 2019Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including July 17, 2019.
Jun 10 2019Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Winston & Strawn LLP.
Jun 11 2019Letter of consent to the filing of amicus briefs from respondents Constance Ramos, et al.
Jun 12 2019Letter of consent to the filing of amicus briefs from respondent Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco .
Jun 14 2019Brief amicus curiae of DRI-The Voice of the Defense Bar filed.
Jun 17 2019Brief amicus curiae of Washington Legal Foundation filed.
Jun 17 2019Brief amicus curiae of Center for Workplace Compliance filed.
Jun 17 2019Brief amicus curiae of Ropes & Gray LLP filed.
Jun 17 2019Brief amici curiae of Civil Justice Association of California, et al. filed.
Jun 17 2019Brief amicus curiae of Atlantuc Legal Foundation filed.
Jul 16 2019Motion to extend the time to file a response from July 17, 2019 to July 31, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
Jul 16 2019Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including July 31, 2019.
Jul 31 2019Brief of respondents Constance Ramos, et al. in opposition filed.
Aug 13 2019Reply of petitioner Winston & Strawn LLP filed.
Aug 14 2019DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/1/2019.
Oct 07 2019Petition DENIED.