No. 24-935
 
Title: Flower Foods, Inc., et al., Petitioners
v.
Angelo Brock
Docketed: February 28, 2025
Lower Ct: United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
   Case Numbers: (23-1182)
   Decision Date: November 12, 2024
   Rehearing Denied: December 9, 2024
Questions Presented
 
Proceedings and Orders
Feb 14 2025 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 31, 2025)
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Mar 13 2025 Waiver of right of respondent Angelo Brock to respond filed.
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Mar 26 2025 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/17/2025.
Mar 28 2025 Response Requested. (Due April 28, 2025)
Mar 31 2025 Brief amici curiae of DRI Center for Law and Public Policy, et al. filed.
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Apr 17 2025 Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 28, 2025 to May 28, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
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Apr 21 2025 Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted in part and the time is extended to and including May 27, 2025.
May 19 2025 Motion to extend the time to file a response from May 27, 2025 to June 26, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
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May 20 2025 Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including June 26, 2025.
Jun 26 2025 Brief of respondent Angelo Brock in opposition filed.
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Jul 16 2025 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
Jul 16 2025 Reply of petitioners Flower Foods, Inc., et al. filed. (Distributed)
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Oct 06 2025 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/10/2025.
Oct 14 2025 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/17/2025.
Oct 20 2025 Petition GRANTED.
Dec 04 2025 Brief of petitioners Flower Foods, Inc., et al. filed.
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Dec 04 2025 Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed)
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Dec 05 2025 Motion for an extension of time to file respondent's brief on the merits filed.
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Dec 10 2025 Brief amicus curiae of Pioneer New England Legal Foundation filed.
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Dec 11 2025 Motion to extend the time to file respondent's brief on the merits granted and the time is extended to and including January 12, 2026.
Dec 11 2025 Brief amicus curiae of Coalition for Workforce Innovation filed.
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Dec 11 2025 Brief amici curiae of Missouri, et al. filed.
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Dec 11 2025 Brief amici curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, et al. filed.
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Dec 11 2025 Brief amicus curiae of Menzies Aviation, Inc. filed.
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Dec 11 2025 Brief amici curiae of DRI Center for Law, et al. filed.
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Dec 11 2025 Brief amicus curiae of Washington Legal Foundation filed.
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Dec 11 2025 Brief amici curiae of Independent Bakers Association, et al. filed.
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Dec 11 2025 Brief amicus curiae of Amazon.com, Inc. filed.
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Dec 11 2025 Brief amicus curiae of California Employment Law Council filed.
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Dec 30 2025 Motion of Angelo Brock for an extension of time submitted.
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Attorneys
Attorneys for Petitioners
Traci L. Lovitt
Counsel of Record
Jones Day
250 Vesey Street
New York, NY 10281-1047
tlovitt@jonesday.com
Ph: (212) 326-3939
Party name: Flower Foods, Inc., et al.


Attorneys for Respondent
Jennifer Dale Bennett
Counsel of Record
Gupta Wessler LLP
235 Montgomery Street
Suite 629
San Francisco, CA 94104
JENNIFER@GUPTAWESSLER.COM
Ph: (415) 573-0336
Party name: Angelo Brock


Shaun Markley
225 Broadway, 19th Floor
San Diego, CA 92101
smarkley@nicholaslaw.org
Ph: 619-325-0492
Party name: Angelo Brock


Craig M. Nicholas
Nicholas & Tomasevic, LLP
225 Broadway
19th Floor
San Diego, CA 92101
cnicholas@nicholaslaw.org
Ph: 6193250492
Party name: Angelo Brock


Alex Tomasevic
Nicholas & Tomasevic, LLP
225 Broadway
19th Floor
San Deigo, CA 92101
atomasevic@nicholaslaw.org
Ph: 6193250492
Party name: Angelo Brock


Other Attorneys
Louis Joseph Capozzi III
Counsel of Record
Missouri Attorney General
207 West High St.
Jefferson City, MO 65101
Louis.Capozzi@ago.mo.gov
Ph: (573) 645-9662
Party name: States of Missouri, Arkansas, Texas, Montana and Alaska


Thomas G. Hungar
Counsel of Record
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
1700 M Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036
THUNGAR@GIBSONDUNN.COM
Ph: 2029558500
Party name: Independent Bakers Association and American Bakers Association


Chris Ashod Jalian
Counsel of Record
Paul Hastings LLP
515 South Flower Street, 25th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90071
chrisjalian@paulhastings.com
Ph: 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
Ph: (202) 739-3000
Party name: Amazon.com, Inc.


Alexander Thomas MacDonald
Counsel of Record
Littler Mendelson. PC
815 Connecticut Avenue, NW Suite 400
Washington, DC 20006
amacdonald@littler.com
Ph: (202) 772-2505
Party name: Coalition for Workforce Innovation


Zac Morgan
Counsel of Record
Washington Legal Foundation
2009 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20036
zmorgan@wlf.org
Ph: 202-588-0302
Party name: Washington Legal Foundation


Archis Ashok Parasharami
Counsel of Record
Mayer Brown LLP
1999 K Street NW
Washington, DC 20006
aparasharami@mayerbrown.com
Ph: 202-263-3000
Party name: The Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, Retail Litigation Center, National Retail Federation, National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors, National Association of Manufacturers, and National Federation of Independent Business Small Business Legal Center, Inc.


Benjamin G. Robbins
Counsel of Record
Pioneer New England Legal Foundation
185 Devonshire Street
11th floor
Boston, MA 02110
ben.robbins@pioneerlegal.org
Ph: 6178756211
Party name: Pioneer New England Legal Foundation


Sarah Elizabeth Spencer
Counsel of Record
Spencer Willson PLLC
66 E. Exchange Place
Suite 208
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
sarah@spencerwillsonpllc.com
Ph: 8013468120
Party name: The DRI Center for Law and Public Policy and Atlantic Legal Foundation


Christopher Gary Ward
Counsel of Record
Foley & Lardner LLP
555 South Flower Street, Suite 3300
Los Angeles, CA 90071
cward@foley.com
Ph: (213) 972-4500
Party name: Menzies Aviation, Inc.