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Coverall North America, Inc. v. Rivas

Petition for a writ of certiorari granted, judgment vacated, and case remanded to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit for further consideration in light of Viking River Cruises, Inc. v. Moriana.
Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
21-268 9th Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2021

Issue: Whether the Federal Arbitration Act preempts a state-law rule which precludes the enforcement of an agreement to arbitrate claims on an individual basis when a state declares that a private litigant has an unwaivable right to pursue certain claims on a representative basis.

DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
Aug 20 2021Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 23, 2021)
Sep 23 2021Brief amici curiae of The Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, et al. filed.
Oct 06 2021DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/29/2021.
Oct 18 2021Response Requested. (Due November 17, 2021)
Nov 15 2021Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 17, 2021 to December 17, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
Nov 15 2021Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including December 17, 2021.
Nov 17 2021Brief amici curiae of Atlantic Legal Foundation, et al. filed.
Dec 17 2021Brief of respondent Carlos Rivas in opposition filed.
Jan 05 2022DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/21/2022.
Jun 21 2022DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/23/2022.
Jun 27 2022Petition GRANTED. Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED for further consideration in light of Viking River Cruises, Inc. v. Moriana, 596 U. S. ___ (2022).
Jul 29 2022JUDGMENT ISSUED