No. 25-476
 
Title: Eli Lilly and Company, et al., Petitioners
v.
Monica Richards, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated
Docketed: October 17, 2025
Lower Ct: United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
   Case Numbers: (24-2574)
   Decision Date: August 5, 2025
 
Proceedings and Orders
Oct 15 2025 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 17, 2025)
Petition Appendix Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Nov 06 2025 Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 17, 2025 to December 17, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
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Nov 10 2025 Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including December 17, 2025.
Nov 17 2025 Brief amici curiae of International Franchise Association, et al. filed.
Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count
Nov 17 2025 Brief amicus curiae of Washington Legal Foundation filed.
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Nov 17 2025 Brief amici curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, et al. filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Nov 17 2025 Brief amici curiae of Ohio, et al. filed.
Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count
Nov 17 2025 Brief amicus curiae of Seyfarth Shaw LLP's Wage and Hour Litigation Practice Group filed.
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Nov 17 2025 Brief amicus curiae of Society For Human Resource Management filed.
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Dec 17 2025 Brief of respondent Monica Richards in opposition filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Dec 18 2025 Waiver of the 14-day waiting period for the distribution of the petition pursuant to Rule 15.5 filed by petitioners.
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Dec 22 2025 Reply of petitioners Eli Lilly and Company, et al. filed. (Distributed)
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Dec 23 2025 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/9/2026.
Attorneys
Attorneys for Petitioners
Noel John Francisco
Counsel of Record
Jones Day
51 Louisiana Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20001
NJFRANCISCO@JONESDAY.COM
Ph: (202) 879-3939
Party name: Eli Lilly and Company; Lilly USA, LLC


Attorneys for Respondent
Brian Halligan Fletcher
Counsel of Record
Stanford Supreme Court Litigation Clinic
559 Nathan Abbott Way
Stanford, CA 94305
bfletcher@law.stanford.edu
Ph: (650) 723-3085
Party name: Monica Richards


Harold Louis Lichten
Lichten & Liss-Riordan, P.C.
729 Boylston Street, Suite. 2000
Boston, MA 02116
hlichten@llrlaw.com
Ph: 617-994-5800
Party name: Monica Richards


Other Attorneys
Patrick J. Bannon
Counsel of Record
Seyfarth Shaw LLP
Two Seaport Lane
Suite 1200
Boston, MA 02210
pbannon@seyfarth.com
Ph: 617-946-4833
Party name: Seyfarth Shaw LLP's Wage and Hour Litigation Practice Group


Noah A. Finkel
Counsel of Record
Seyfarth Shaw LLP
233 South Wacker Drive
Suite 8000
Chicago, IL 60606
nfinkel@seyfarth.com
Ph: 312-460-5913
Party name: The Society For Human Resource Management


Scott A. Keller
Counsel of Record
Lehotsky Keller Cohn LLP
200 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Suite 700
Washington, DC 20001
scott@lkcfirm.com
Ph: 5126938350
Party name: The Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America and the CHRO Association


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


Lisa A. Schreter
Counsel of Record
LITTLER MENDELSON, P.C.
3424 Peachtree Rd., NE
Suite 1200
Atlanta, GA 30326
lschreter@littler.com
Ph: (404) 760-3938
Party name: The International Franchise Association and American Hotel & Lodging Association


Mathura Jaya Sridharan
Counsel of Record
Ohio Attorney General's Office
30 E. Broad Street
Columbus, OH 43215
Mathura.Sridharan@OhioAGO.gov
Ph: 6144668980
Party name: State of Ohio, 19 Other States, and the Arizona Legislature