FTS USA, LLC v. Monroe
Issue: (1) Whether the Fair Labor Standards Act and the Due Process Clause permit a collective action to be certified and tried to verdict based on testimony from a small subset of the putative plaintiffs, without either any statistical or other similarly reliable showing that the experiences of those who testified are typical and can reliably be extrapolated to the entire class, or a jury finding that the testifying witnesses are representative of the absent plaintiffs; and (2) whether the procedure for determining damages upheld by the Sixth Circuit, in which the district court unilaterally determined damages without any jury finding, violates the Seventh Amendment.
| Date | Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding) |
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| Jun 17 2016 | Application (15A1276) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from July 4, 2016 to August 14, 2016, submitted to Justice Kagan. |
| Jun 17 2016 | Application (15A1276) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until August 14, 2016. |
| Aug 12 2016 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 12, 2016) |
| Sep 8 2016 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including October 13, 2016. |
| Oct 3 2016 | Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including November 10, 2016. |
| Nov 10 2016 | Brief of respondents Edward Monroe, et al., Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated in opposition filed. |
| Nov 21 2016 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of December 9, 2016. |
| Nov 21 2016 | Reply of petitioners FTS USA, LLC and UniTek USA, LLC filed. |
| Dec 12 2016 | Petition GRANTED. Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED for further consideration in light of Tyson Foods, Inc. v. Bouaphakeo, 577 U.S. ____ (2016). |
| Jan 13 2017 | JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
