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VF Jeanswear LP v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Petition for certiorari denied on April 6, 2020
Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
19-446 9th Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2019

Issues: (1) Whether Title VII authorizes the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to continue investigating a charge of discrimination after the commission issues the charging party a right-to-sue notice and after the charging party pursues private litigation; and (2) whether the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission can rely on a charge of discrimination to demand information from an employer about acts or practices not affecting the charging party.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
Oct 01 2019Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 4, 2019)
Oct 31 2019Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 4, 2019 to December 4, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
Nov 04 2019Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including December 4, 2019.
Nov 21 2019Motion to extend the time to file a response from December 4, 2019 to January 3, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
Nov 21 2019Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including January 3, 2020.
Jan 03 2020Brief of respondent U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in opposition filed.
Jan 20 2020Reply of petitioner VF Jeanswear, LP filed.
Jan 22 2020DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/21/2020.
Feb 24 2020DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/28/2020.
Mar 02 2020DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/6/2020.
Mar 16 2020DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/20/2020.
Mar 23 2020DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/27/2020.
Mar 30 2020DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/3/2020.
Apr 06 2020Petition DENIED. Justice Thomas, dissenting from the denial of certiorari. (Detached Opinion)