Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Phipps
Petition for certiorari denied on February 29, 2016
Issue: Whether the Sixth Circuit erred in concluding, in conflict with the decisions of seven other circuits, that statutory limitations periods applicable to the claims of absent and unknown persons can be extended indefinitely by filing successive (or “stacked”) class actions.
| Date | Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding) |
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| Nov 6 2015 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 9, 2015) |
| Nov 23 2015 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including January 8, 2016. |
| Dec 1 2015 | Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the respondents. |
| Dec 4 2015 | Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the petitioner. |
| Dec 9 2015 | Brief amicus curiae of Product Liability Advisory Council, Inc. filed. |
| Jan 7 2016 | Brief of respondents Cheryl Phipps, et al. in opposition filed. |
| Jan 26 2016 | Reply of petitioner Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. filed. |
| Jan 27 2016 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of February 19, 2016. |
| Feb 29 2016 | Petition DENIED. |
