Fulghum v. Embarq Corporation
Petition for certiorari denied on November 30, 2015Linked with:
Issue: Whether a welfare plan governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act must include “clear and express” vesting language as a prerequisite to a contractual-vesting claim as a matter of law.
| Date | Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding) |
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| Jul 16 2015 | Application (15A42) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from July 26, 2015 to August 25, 2015, submitted to Justice Sotomayor. |
| Jul 17 2015 | Application (15A42) granted by Justice Sotomayor extending the time to file until August 25, 2015. |
| Aug 24 2015 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 25, 2015) |
| Sep 14 2015 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including October 26, 2015. |
| Sep 15 2015 | Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for petitioners. |
| Sep 22 2015 | Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for respondents. |
| Oct 26 2015 | Brief of respondents Embarq Corporation, et al. in opposition filed. |
| Nov 9 2015 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of November 24, 2015. |
| Nov 9 2015 | Reply of petitioners William Douglas Fulghum, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Nov 30 2015 | Petition DENIED. |
