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Union Pacific Railroad Co. v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Petition for certiorari denied on June 25, 2018
Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
17-1180 7th Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2017

Issues: (1) Whether the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit erred in holding, in conflict with decisions of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit, that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission may enforce a subpoena after the charging employee has initiated litigation, even after the charging employee’s claim has been adjudicated meritless in court; and (2) whether the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit erred by holding, in conflict with the decisions of the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the 10th and 11th Circuits, that a charge alleging only individual discrimination permits the EEOC to subpoena nationwide information about suspected discrimination against other employees in other employment practices.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
Feb 16 2018Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 26, 2018)
Mar 22 2018Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 26, 2018 to April 25, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.
Mar 23 2018Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including April 25, 2018.
Mar 26 2018Brief amici curiae of Center for Workplace Compliance, et al. filed.
Apr 17 2018Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 25, 2018 to May 21, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.
Apr 18 2018Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including May 21, 2018.
May 18 2018Brief of respondent Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in opposition filed.
Jun 05 2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/21/2018.
Jun 05 2018Reply of petitioner Union Pacific Railroad Company filed. (Distributed)
Jun 25 2018Petition DENIED.