Family Dollar Stores, Inc. v. Scott
Petition for certiorari denied on June 30, 2014
Issue: (1) Whether the Fourth Circuit contravened Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Dukes by holding that discretionary decisions by hundreds of supervisors can serve as the basis for a nationwide class action because "Wal-Mart is limited to the exercise of discretion by lower-level employees, as opposed to upper-level, top-management personnel"; and (2) whether a court of appeals may exercise "pendent appellate jurisdiction" to review an unappealable interlocutory ruling that requires the court to decide legal and factual issues distinct from the ruling over which it has jurisdiction and unrelated to the power of the district court to enter the appealable order.
| Date | Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding) |
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| Jan 24 2014 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 27, 2014) |
| Feb 26 2014 | Waiver of right of respondents Luanna Scott, et al. to respond filed. |
| Feb 27 2014 | Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by the Retail Litigation Center, Inc. |
| Mar 12 2014 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of March 28, 2014. |
| Mar 21 2014 | Response Requested . (Due April 21, 2014) |
| Apr 8 2014 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including May 21, 2014. |
| May 19 2014 | Brief of respondent Luanna Scott, et al. in opposition filed. |
| May 30 2014 | Reply of petitioner Family Dollar Stores, Inc. filed. |
| Jun 3 2014 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 19, 2014. |
| Jun 23 2014 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 26, 2014. |
| Jun 30 2014 | Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by the Retail Litigation Center, Inc. GRANTED. |
| Jun 30 2014 | Petition DENIED. |
