Convergex Group, LLC v. Fletcher
Petition for certiorari denied on January 8, 2018
Issue: Whether a participant in a defined-benefit ERISA plan may claim "representational" standing and rely on only his plan's injuries to satisfy article III's standing requirement, as the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit has held; or whether the participant must establish his own article III standing to proceed, as the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 8th, and 9th Circuits have held.
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- Petition of the day (Aurora Barnes, November 7, 2017)
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| 06/23/2017 | Application (16A1263) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from July 3, 2017 to September 1, 2017, submitted to Justice Ginsburg. |
| 06/26/2017 | Application (16A1263) granted by Justice Ginsburg extending the time to file until September 1, 2017. |
| 09/01/2017 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 6, 2017) |
| 09/08/2017 | Waiver of right of respondent Landol Fletcher to respond filed. |
| 09/20/2017 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/6/2017. |
| 09/26/2017 | Response Requested. (Due October 26, 2017) |
| 09/29/2017 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including November 27, 2017. |
| 11/27/2017 | Brief of respondent Landol Fletcher in opposition filed. |
| 12/12/2017 | Reply of petitioners Convergex Group LLC, et al. filed. |
| 12/13/2017 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/5/2018. |
| 01/08/2018 | Petition DENIED. |