Mach Mining v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
| Docket No. | Op. Below | Argument | Opinion | Vote | Author | Term |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13-1019 | 7th Cir. | Jan 13, 2015 | Apr 29, 2015 | 9-0 | Kagan | OT 2014 |
Holding: A court may review whether the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission satisfied its statutory obligation to attempt conciliation before filing suit. But, because the EEOC has extensive discretion to determine what kind and amount of communication with an employer is appropriate in any given case, the scope of that review is narrow.
Judgment: Vacated and reamanded, 9-0, in an opinion by Justice Kagan on April 29, 2015.
SCOTUSblog Coverage
- Decision analysis: Authorizing, while limiting, review of the EEOCs efforts to conciliate (Julie Goldscheid, May 1, 2015)
- Argument analysis: Search for workable standard of review of the EEOCs efforts to conciliate (Julie Goldscheid, January 15, 2015)
- Argument preview: Title VII and the EEOC's efforts to seek good faith conciliation (Julie Goldscheid, January 8, 2015)
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| 02/25/2014 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 27, 2014) |
| 03/14/2014 | Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the petitioner. |
| 03/19/2014 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including April 28, 2014. |
| 03/27/2014 | Brief amici curiae of Retail Litigation Center, Inc., et al. filed. |
| 04/22/2014 | Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including May 27, 2014. |
| 05/27/2014 | Brief of respondent Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed. |
| 06/02/2014 | Reply of petitioner Mach Mining, LLC filed. |
| 06/03/2014 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 19, 2014. |
| 06/23/2014 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 26, 2014. |
| 06/30/2014 | Petition GRANTED. |
| 07/07/2014 | Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the petitioner. |
| 08/01/2014 | The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including September 4, 2014. |
| 08/01/2014 | The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including October 27, 2014. |
| 09/04/2014 | Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed.) |
| 09/04/2014 | Brief of petitioner Mach Mining, LLC filed. |
| 09/11/2014 | Brief amici curiae of Equal Employment Advisory Council and Society for Human Resource Management filed. |
| 09/11/2014 | Brief amicus curiae of American Insurance Association filed. |
| 09/11/2014 | Brief amici curiae of Retail Litigation Center, Inc., et al. filed. |
| 10/27/2014 | Brief of respondent Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed. |
| 11/03/2014 | Brief amici curiae of Impact Fund, et al. filed. |
| 11/03/2014 | Brief amici curiae of Women's Rights Organizations and Individuals filed. |
| 11/03/2014 | Brief amici curiae of States of Arizona, et al. filed. |
| 11/21/2014 | SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Tuesday, January 13, 2015 |
| 11/26/2014 | Reply of petitioner Mach Mining, LLC filed. |
| 12/02/2014 | CIRCULATED. |
| 12/02/2014 | Record requested from U.S.C.A. 7th Circuit |
| 12/02/2014 | Record received from U.S.C.A. 7th Circuit. The record is electronic and located on PACER. |
| 01/13/2015 | Argued. For petitioner: Thomas C. Goldstein, Bethesda, Md. For respondents: Nicole A. Saharsky, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. |
| 04/29/2015 | Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED. Kagan, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court. |
| 06/01/2015 | JUDGMENT ISSUED. |