| No. 23-51 | |
| Title: | Neal Bissonnette, et al., Petitioners v. LePage Bakeries Park St., LLC, et al. |
| Docketed: | July 20, 2023 |
| Linked with 22A984 | |
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit |
| Case Numbers: | (20-1681) |
| Decision Date: | September 26, 2022 |
| Rehearing Denied: | February 15, 2023 |
| Questions Presented | |
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
| May 09 2023 | Application (22A984) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from May 16, 2023 to June 15, 2023, submitted to Justice Sotomayor. |
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| May 11 2023 | Application (22A984) granted by Justice Sotomayor extending the time to file until June 15, 2023. |
| Jun 02 2023 | Application (22A984) to extend further the time from June 15, 2023 to July 15, 2023, submitted to Justice Sotomayor. |
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| Jun 08 2023 | Application (22A984) granted by Justice Sotomayor extending the time to file until July 17, 2023. |
| Jul 17 2023 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 21, 2023) |
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| Aug 21 2023 | Brief of respondents LePage Bakeries Park St., LLC, et al. in opposition filed. |
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| Sep 05 2023 | Reply of petitioners Neal Bissonnette, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Sep 06 2023 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/26/2023. |
| Sep 29 2023 | Petition GRANTED. |
| Nov 13 2023 | Brief of petitioners Neal Bissonnette, et al. filed. |
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| Nov 13 2023 | Joint appendix filed. (Statement of cost received.) |
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| Nov 15 2023 | Brief amici curiae of National Employment Law Project, et al. filed. |
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| Nov 20 2023 | Brief amicus curiae of Constitutional Accountability Center filed. |
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| Nov 20 2023 | Brief amicus curiae of Public Justice filed. |
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| Nov 20 2023 | Brief amicus curiae of National Academy of Arbitrators filed. |
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| Nov 20 2023 | Brief amici curiae of Illinois, et al. filed. |
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| Nov 20 2023 | Brief amicus curiae of American Association for Justice filed. |
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| Dec 13 2023 | Brief of respondents LePage Bakeries Park St., LLC, et al. filed. |
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| Dec 18 2023 | Brief amicus curiae of Washington Legal Foundation filed. |
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| Dec 20 2023 | Brief amici curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, et al. filed. |
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| Dec 20 2023 | Brief amicus curiae of Independent Bakers Association filed. |
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| Dec 20 2023 | Brief amici curiae of Professors Samuel Estreicher, et al. filed. |
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| Dec 20 2023 | Brief amicus curiae of The California Employment Law Council filed. |
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| Dec 20 2023 | Brief amicus curiae of Amazon.com, Inc. filed. |
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| Dec 20 2023 | Brief amici curiae of DRI Center for Law and Public Policy, et al. filed. |
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| Dec 20 2023 | Brief amicus curiae of Restaurant Law Center filed. |
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| Jan 05 2024 | SET FOR ARGUMENT on Tuesday, February 20, 2024. |
| Jan 05 2024 | Record requested from the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. |
| Jan 09 2024 | Record received electronically from the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and available with the Clerk. |
| Jan 11 2024 | CIRCULATED. |
| Jan 12 2024 | Reply of petitioners Neal Bissonnette, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Jan 18 2024 | Record received from the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut. The record is electronic and is available on PACER. |
| Feb 20 2024 | Argued. For petitioners: Jennifer D. Bennett, San Francisco, Cal. For respondents: Traci L. Lovitt, New York, N. Y. |
| Apr 12 2024 | Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED. Roberts, C. J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court. |
| NAME | ADDRESS | PHONE |
| Attorneys for Petitioners | ||
| Jennifer Dale Bennett Counsel of Record | Gupta Wessler LLP 505 Montgomery St. Suite 625 San Francisco, CA 94111 JENNIFER@GUPTAWESSLER.COM | (415) 573-0336 |
| Party name: Neal Bissonnette, et al. | ||
| Harold Louis Lichten | Lichten & Liss-Riordan, P.C. 729 Boylston- Street, Suite. 2000 Boston, MA 02116 hlichten@llrlaw.com | 617-994-5800 |
| Party name: Neal Bissonnette, et al. | ||
| Zachary Levy Rubin | Lichten & Liss-Riordan, P.C. 729 Boylston St. Suite 2000 Boston, MA 02116 zrubin@llrlaw.com | 617-994-5800 |
| Party name: Neal Bissonnette, et al. | ||
| Matthew William Thomson | Lichten & Liss-Riordan, P.C. 729 Boylston St. Suite 2000 Boston, MA 02116 mthomson@llrlaw.com | 617-994-5800 |
| Party name: Neal Bissonnette, et al. | ||
| Attorneys for Respondents | ||
| Traci L. Lovitt Counsel of Record | Jones Day 250 Vesey Street New York, NY 10281-1047 tlovitt@jonesday.com | (212) 326-7830 |
| Party name: LePage Bakeries Park St., LLC, et al. | ||
| Other | ||
| Cory L. Andrews Counsel of Record | Washington Legal Foundation 2009 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20036 CANDREWS@WLF.ORG | 2025880302 |
| Party name: Washington Legal Foundation | ||
| Brian Taylor Goldman Counsel of Record | Holwell Shuster & Goldberg LLP 425 Lexington Avenue, 14th Floor New York, NY 10017 BGOLDMAN@HSGLLP.COM | 646-837-5129 |
| Party name: Professors Samuel Estreicher and David Sherwyn | ||
| Brianne Jenna Gorod Counsel of Record | Constitutional Accountability Center 1200 18th Street, NW Suite 501 Washington, DC 20036 BRIANNE@THEUSCONSTITUTION.ORG | 202 296 6889 |
| Party name: Constitutional Accountability Center | ||
| Thomas G. Hungar Counsel of Record | Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP 1050 Connecticut Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20036 THUNGAR@GIBSONDUNN.COM | (202) 955-8500 |
| Party name: Independent Bakers Association | ||
| Chris Ashod Jalian Counsel of Record | Paul Hastings LLP 515 South Flower Street, 25th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90071 chrisjalian@paulhastings.com | 2136836000 |
| Party name: The California Employment Law Council | ||
| Michael Edward Kenneally Jr. Counsel of Record | Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20004 MICHAEL.KENNEALLY@MORGANLEWIS.COM | (202) 739-3000 |
| Party name: Amazon.com, Inc. | ||
| Leah Marie Nicholls Counsel of Record | Public Justice 1620 L Street, N.W. Suite 630 Washington, DC 20036 LNicholls@publicjustice.net | 2027978600 |
| Party name: Public Justice | ||
| Jane Elinor Notz Counsel of Record | Office of the Attorney General, State of Illinois 100 West Randolph Street, 12th Floor Chicago, IL 60601 JANE.NOTZ@ILAG.GOV | 312-814-5376 |
| Party name: Illinois et al. | ||
| Andrew John Pincus Counsel of Record | Mayer Brown LLP 1999 K Street, NW Washington, DC 20006 APINCUS@MAYERBROWN.COM | 202-263-3000 |
| Party name: Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, National Retail Federation, and American Bakers Association | ||
| Catherine Kiley Ruckelshaus Counsel of Record | National Employment Law Projec 90 Broad Street Suite 1100 New York, NY 10004 cruckelshaus@nelp.org | 6466938221 |
| Party name: National Employment Law Project and National Employment Lawyers Association | ||
| Todd Brian Scherwin Counsel of Record | Fisher & Phillips, LLP 444 S. Flower St, Ste 1590 Los Angeles, CA 90071 tscherwin@fisherphillips.com | 2133304450 |
| Party name: Restaurant Law Center | ||
| Gerson H. Smoger Counsel of Record | Suite 550 14800 Quorum Drive Dallas, TX 75240 gerson@texasinjurylaw.com | 9722435297 |
| Party name: American Association for Justice | ||
| Sarah Elizabeth Spencer Counsel of Record | Spencer Willson PLLC 66 E. Exchange Place Suite 208 Salt Lake City, UT 84111 sarah@spencerwillsonpllc.com | 8013468120 |
| Party name: DRI Center for Law and Public Policy | ||
| Barry Marc Winograd Counsel of Record | Arbitrator & Mediator 875-A Island Dr., No. 144 Alameda, CA 94502 winmedarb@aol.com | 5103937283 |
| Party name: National Academy of Arbitrators | ||