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Alaska Airlines Inc. v. Schurke

Petition for certiorari denied on April 1, 2019
Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
18-579 9th Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2018

Issue: Whether federal courts lack authority to inquire into the nature and scope of an alleged state-law claim in determining whether resolution of that claim would involve interpretation or application of a collective bargaining agreement and thus trigger pre-emption.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
Oct 30 2018Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 3, 2018)
Nov 26 2018Waiver of Judy Schurke, et al. of right to respond not accepted for filing. (November 30, 2018 - Corrected waiver to be submitted)
Nov 26 2018Waiver of right of respondents Association of Flight Attendants-Communication Workers of America, AFL-CIO to respond filed.
Nov 30 2018Waiver of right of respondents Judy Schurke, et al. to respond filed.
Dec 03 2018Brief amicus curiae of Airlines for America filed.
Dec 19 2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/4/2019.
Dec 26 2018Response Requested. (Due January 25, 2019)
Dec 28 2018Brief amici curiae of Association for American Railroads, et al. filed.
Jan 15 2019Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 25, 2019 to February 25, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
Jan 17 2019Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including February 25, 2019, for all respondents.
Feb 25 2019Brief of respondents Judy Schurke et al. in opposition filed.
Feb 25 2019Brief of intervenor respondent Association of Flight Attendats - Communications Workers of America, AFL-CIO in opposition filed.
Mar 13 2019DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/29/2019.
Mar 13 2019Reply of petitioner Alaska Airlines, Inc. filed. (Distributed)
Apr 01 2019Petition DENIED.