IQ Products Co. v. WD-40 Co.

Certiorari Denied

Petition for certiorari denied on June 11, 2018.

Docket No.17-986

Op. Below5th Cir.

Issue

Whether a court must grant a motion to compel arbitration of the gateway question of arbitrability even where a contract containing an arbitration clause is unrelated to the parties" instant dispute, or whether the court should deny the motion where the arbitrability argument is "wholly groundless."

Proceedings & orders timeline

Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 12, 2018)

Feb 28, 2018

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/16/2018.

Mar 7, 2018

Response Requested. (Due April 6, 2018)

Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 6, 2018 to May 4, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.

Mar 23, 2018

Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including May 4, 2018.

Brief of respondent WD-40 Company in opposition filed.May 21, 2018

Reply of petitioner IQ Products Company filed.

May 22, 2018

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/7/2018.

Jun 11, 2018

Petition DENIED.

Recommended Citation: IQ Products Co. v. WD-40 Co., SCOTUSblog, https://www.scotusblog.com/cases/iq-products-co-v-wd-40-co/