Blackman v. Gascho
Petition for certiorari denied on February 21, 2017
Issue: (1) Whether it is permissible to approve a "claims-made" settlement by calculating its value based on the value of payments to all potential claimants, rather than only payments to actual claimants, under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(e)(2); and (2) whether it is permissible to approve a settlement that intentionally provides a disproportionate allocation of its pecuniary benefit to class counsel, under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(e)(2).
SCOTUSblog Coverage
- Petition of the day (Kate Howard, October 21, 2016)
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| 09/19/2016 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 21, 2016) |
| 10/19/2016 | Brief amicus curiae of Cato Institute. filed. |
| 10/19/2016 | Waiver of right of respondent Global Fitness Holdings, LLC to respond filed. |
| 10/19/2016 | Brief amici curiae of The Attorneys General of Alabama, et al. filed. |
| 10/19/2016 | Waiver of right of respondents Robert Zik, James Heuaron and April Zik to respond filed. |
| 10/21/2016 | Brief amicus curiae of Professor Lester Brickman filed. |
| 10/21/2016 | Waiver of right of respondent Amber Gascho, et al. to respond filed. |
| 11/07/2016 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of November 22, 2016. |
| 11/15/2016 | Response Requested . (Due December 15, 2016) |
| 11/29/2016 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including January 17, 2017, for all respondents. |
| 01/17/2017 | Brief of respondent Global Fitness Holdings, LLC in opposition filed. VIDED. |
| 01/17/2017 | Brief of respondents Amber Gascho, et al. in opposition filed. VIDED. |
| 01/31/2017 | Reply of petitioner Joshua Blackman filed. (Distributed) |
| 02/01/2017 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of February 17, 2017. |
| 02/21/2017 | Petition DENIED. |