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ASARCO, LLC v. United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union

Petition for certiorari denied on October 7, 2019
Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
18-1415 9th Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2019

Issues: (1) Whether a collective bargaining agreement that expressly states “[t]he arbitrator shall not have jurisdiction or authority to add to, detract from or alter in any way the provisions of this Agreement” prohibits the arbitrator from reforming the CBA by adding language to it; and (2) whether a party can bring to an arbitrator’s attention express contractual limits on his authority without waiving its objections that the arbitrator exceeded his authority by ignoring those agreed-upon limits.

DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
Mar 27 2019Application (18A994) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from April 10, 2019 to May 10, 2019, submitted to Justice Kagan.
Mar 29 2019Application (18A994) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until May 10, 2019.
May 10 2019Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 10, 2019)
May 17 2019Motion to extend the time to file a response from June 10, 2019 to July 10, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
May 21 2019Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including July 10, 2019.
Jul 10 2019Brief of respondent United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manfacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union AFL-CIO, CLC in opposition filed.
Jul 24 2019DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/1/2019.
Jul 24 2019Reply of petitioner ASARCO, LLC filed. (Distributed)
Oct 07 2019Petition DENIED.