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Winston & Strawn LLP v. Ramos

Certiorari Denied

Petition for certiorari denied on October 7, 2019.

Docket No.18-1437
Op. BelowCal. Ct. App.

Issue

(1) Whether the arbitration-specific requirements and rules set forth in Armendariz v. Foundation Health Psychcare Services Inc. are pre-empted by the Federal Arbitration Act; and (2) whether the arbitration-only severability rule that when an arbitration provision has more than one invalid term, the whole provision is presumptively invalid, is pre-empted by the FAA.

Proceedings & orders timeline

May 14, 2019
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 17, 2019)
Jun 4, 2019
Motion to extend the time to file a response from June 17, 2019 to July 17, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
Jun 7, 2019
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including July 17, 2019.
Jun 10, 2019
Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Winston & Strawn LLP.
Jun 11, 2019
Letter of consent to the filing of amicus briefs from respondents Constance Ramos, et al.
Jun 12, 2019
Letter of consent to the filing of amicus briefs from respondent Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco .
Jun 14, 2019
Brief amicus curiae of DRI-The Voice of the Defense Bar filed.
Jun 17, 2019
Brief amicus curiae of Washington Legal Foundation filed.
Jun 17, 2019
Brief amicus curiae of Center for Workplace Compliance filed.
Jun 17, 2019
Brief amicus curiae of Ropes & Gray LLP filed.
Jun 17, 2019
Brief amici curiae of Civil Justice Association of California, et al. filed.
Jun 17, 2019
Brief amicus curiae of Atlantuc Legal Foundation filed.
Jul 16, 2019
Motion to extend the time to file a response from July 17, 2019 to July 31, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
Jul 16, 2019
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including July 31, 2019.
Jul 31, 2019
Brief of respondents Constance Ramos, et al. in opposition filed.
Aug 13, 2019
Reply of petitioner Winston & Strawn LLP filed.
Aug 14, 2019
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/1/2019.
Oct 7, 2019
Petition DENIED.

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