Encino Motorcars, LLC v. Navarro
| Docket No. | Op. Below | Argument | Opinion | Vote | Author | Term |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16-1362 | 9th Cir. | Jan 17, 2018 | Apr 2, 2018 | 5-4 | Thomas | OT 2017 |
Holding: Because service advisors at car dealerships are “salesm[e]n . . . primarily engaged in . . . servicing automobiles,” 29 U. S. C. §213(b)(10)(A), they are exempt from the Fair Labor Standards Act’s overtime-pay requirement.
Judgment: Reversed and remanded, 5-4, in an opinion by Justice Thomas on April 2, 2018. Justice Ginsburg filed a dissenting opinion, in which Justices Breyer, Sotomayor, and Kagan joined.
SCOTUSblog Coverage
- Opinion analysis: Justices reject Fair Labor Standards Act protections for service personnel at car dealerships (Ronald Mann, April 3, 2018)
- Argument analysis: Justices parse Fair Labor Standards Act protections for service personnel at car dealerships (Ronald Mann, January 18, 2018)
- A "view" from the courtroom: Any coffee or doughnuts here? (Mark Walsh, January 17, 2018)
- Argument preview: Justices to take second look at Fair Labor Standards Act protections for service personnel at car dealerships (Ronald Mann, January 10, 2018)
- Justices release January calendar (Amy Howe, November 17, 2017)
- Justices issue orders from "long conference" (UPDATED) (Amy Howe, September 28, 2017)
- Petitions of the day (Aurora Barnes, July 17, 2017)
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| Mar 30 2017 | Application (16A940) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from April 9, 2017 to May 10, 2017, submitted to Justice Kennedy. |
| Apr 03 2017 | Application (16A940) granted by Justice Kennedy extending the time to file until May 10, 2017. |
| May 10 2017 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 12, 2017) |
| May 19 2017 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including July 24, 2017. |
| Jun 12 2017 | Brief amici curiae of National Automobile Dealers Association, et al. filed. |
| Jul 21 2017 | Brief of respondents Hector Navarro, et al. in opposition filed. |
| Aug 09 2017 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/25/2017. |
| Aug 09 2017 | Reply of petitioner Encino Motorcars, LLC filed. (Distributed) |
| Sep 28 2017 | Petition GRANTED. |
| Oct 26 2017 | Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Encino Motorcars, LLC |
| Oct 26 2017 | Blanket Consent filed by Respondents, Hector Navarro, et al. |
| Nov 01 2017 | Joint appendix filed. |
| Nov 01 2017 | Brief of petitioner Encino Motorcars, LLC filed. |
| Nov 08 2017 | Brief amici curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, et al. filed. |
| Nov 08 2017 | Brief amici curiae of National Automobile Dealers Association and State Automobile Dealers Associations for Alaska, et al. filed. |
| Nov 08 2017 | The time to file respondents' brief on the merits is extended to and including December 8, 2017. |
| Nov 17 2017 | SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Wednesday, January 17, 2018 |
| Nov 22 2017 | CIRCULATED. |
| Dec 07 2017 | Brief amicus curiae of National Employment Lawyers Association filed. (Distributed) |
| Dec 07 2017 | Brief amicus curiae of International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, AFL-CIO filed. (Distributed) |
| Dec 08 2017 | Brief amici curiae of Law Professors James Brudney, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Dec 08 2017 | Brief of respondents Hector Navarro, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Dec 15 2017 | Brief amici curiae of U.S. SENATORS PATTY MURRAY, SHERROD BROWN, AND JACK REED filed. (Distributed) |
| Dec 18 2017 | Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 9th Circuit. |
| Dec 19 2017 | The record for the U.S.C.A. is electronic and located on PACER. |
| Jan 08 2018 | Reply of petitioner Encino Motorcars, LLC filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 17 2018 | Argued. For petitioner: Paul D. Clement, Washington, D. C. For respondents: James A. Feldman, Philadelphia, Pa. |
| Apr 02 2018 | Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Thomas, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Kennedy, Alito, and Gorsuch, JJ., joined. Ginsburg, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Breyer, Sotomayor, and Kagan, JJ. joined. |
| May 04 2018 | JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
