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Kansas City Royals Baseball Corp. v. Senne

Petition for certiorari denied on October 5, 2020
Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
19-1339 9th Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2020

Issues: (1) Whether Tyson Foods Inc. v. Bouaphakeo sanctions the use of statistical surveys to establish commonality and predominance for a wage-and-hour class that encompasses different kinds of employees performing different kinds of work for different employers at different worksites under different compensation terms; and (2) whether cohesiveness is required for class certification under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(b)(2).

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
Jun 01 2020Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 6, 2020)
Jun 05 2020Waiver of right of respondents Aaron Senne, et al. to respond filed.
Jun 09 2020DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/25/2020.
Jun 11 2020Response Requested. (Due July 13, 2020)
Jul 02 2020Motion to extend the time to file a response from July 13, 2020 to August 12, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
Jul 06 2020Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including August 12, 2020.
Aug 12 2020Brief of respondents Aaron Senne, et al. in opposition filed.
Aug 17 2020Motion of petitioner to delay distribution of the petition for a writ of certiorari under Rule 15.5 from August 26, 2020 to September 2, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
Aug 18 2020Motion to delay distribution of the petition for a writ certiorari until September 2, 2020 granted.
Sep 02 2020DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2020.
Sep 02 2020Reply of petitioners Kansas City Royals Baseball Corp., et al. filed. (Distributed)
Oct 05 2020Petition DENIED.