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Flower Foods, Inc. v. Brock

Docket No. Op. BelowArgument Opinion Vote Author Term
24-935 10th Cir. TBD TBD TBD TBD OT 2025

Issue: Whether workers who deliver locally goods that travel in interstate commerce — but who do not transport the goods across borders nor interact with vehicles that cross borders — are “transportation workers” “engaged in foreign or interstate commerce” for purposes of the exemption in Section 1 of the Federal Arbitration Act.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
02/14/2025Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 31, 2025)
03/13/2025Waiver of right of respondent Angelo Brock to respond filed.
03/26/2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/17/2025.
03/28/2025Response Requested. (Due April 28, 2025)
03/31/2025Brief amici curiae of DRI Center for Law and Public Policy, et al. filed.
04/17/2025Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 28, 2025 to May 28, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
04/21/2025Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted in part and the time is extended to and including May 27, 2025.
05/19/2025Motion to extend the time to file a response from May 27, 2025 to June 26, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
05/20/2025Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including June 26, 2025.
06/26/2025Brief of respondent Angelo Brock in opposition filed.
07/16/2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
07/16/2025Reply of petitioners Flower Foods, Inc., et al. filed. (Distributed)
10/06/2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/10/2025.
10/14/2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/17/2025.
10/20/2025Petition GRANTED.
12/04/2025Brief of petitioners Flower Foods, Inc., et al. filed.
12/04/2025Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed)
12/05/2025Motion for an extension of time to file respondent's brief on the merits filed.
12/10/2025Amicus brief of Pioneer New England Legal Foundation submitted.
12/11/2025Motion to extend the time to file respondent's brief on the merits granted and the time is extended to and including January 12, 2026.
12/11/2025Amicus brief of Coalition for Workforce Innovation submitted.
12/11/2025Amicus brief of Independent Bakers Association and American Bakers Association submitted.
12/11/2025Amicus brief of Washington Legal Foundation submitted.
12/11/2025Amicus brief of Amazon.com, Inc. submitted.
12/11/2025Amicus brief of The DRI Center for Law and Public Policy and Atlantic Legal Foundation submitted.
12/11/2025Amicus brief of The Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, Retail Litigation Center, National Retail Federation, National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors, National Association of Manufacturers, and National Federation of Independent Business Small Business Legal Center, Inc. submitted.
12/11/2025Amicus brief of States of Missouri, Arkansas, Texas, Montana and Alaska submitted.
12/11/2025Amicus brief of The California Employment Law Council submitted.
12/11/2025Amicus brief of Menzies Aviation, Inc. submitted.