Mach Mining v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
| Docket No. | Op. Below | Argument | Opinion | Vote | Author | Term |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13-1019 | 7th Cir. | Jan 13, 2015 | Apr 29, 2015 | 9-0 | Kagan | OT 2014 |
Disclosure: Goldstein & Russell, P.C., whose attorneys contribute to this blog in various capacities, is among the counsel to the petitioner in this case.
Holding: A court may review whether the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission satisfied its statutory obligation to attempt conciliation before filing suit. But, because the EEOC has extensive discretion to determine what kind and amount of communication with an employer is appropriate in any given case, the scope of that review is narrow.
Judgment: Vacated and reamanded, 9-0, in an opinion by Justice Kagan on April 29, 2015.
SCOTUSblog Coverage
- Decision analysis: Authorizing, while limiting, review of the EEOC’s efforts to conciliate (Julie Goldscheid, May 1, 2015)
- Argument analysis: Search for workable standard of review of the EEOC’s efforts to conciliate (Julie Goldscheid, January 15, 2015)
- Argument preview: Title VII and the EEOC's efforts to seek good faith conciliation (Julie Goldscheid, January 8, 2015)
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| Feb 25 2014 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 27, 2014) |
| Mar 14 2014 | Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the petitioner. |
| Mar 19 2014 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including April 28, 2014. |
| Mar 27 2014 | Brief amici curiae of Retail Litigation Center, Inc., et al. filed. |
| Apr 22 2014 | Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including May 27, 2014. |
| May 27 2014 | Brief of respondent Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed. |
| Jun 2 2014 | Reply of petitioner Mach Mining, LLC filed. |
| Jun 3 2014 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 19, 2014. |
| Jun 23 2014 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 26, 2014. |
| Jun 30 2014 | Petition GRANTED. |
| Jul 7 2014 | Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the petitioner. |
| Aug 1 2014 | The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including September 4, 2014. |
| Aug 1 2014 | The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including October 27, 2014. |
| Sep 4 2014 | Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed.) |
| Sep 4 2014 | Brief of petitioner Mach Mining, LLC filed. |
| Sep 11 2014 | Brief amici curiae of Equal Employment Advisory Council and Society for Human Resource Management filed. |
| Sep 11 2014 | Brief amicus curiae of American Insurance Association filed. |
| Sep 11 2014 | Brief amici curiae of Retail Litigation Center, Inc., et al. filed. |
| Oct 27 2014 | Brief of respondent Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed. |
| Nov 3 2014 | Brief amici curiae of Impact Fund, et al. filed. |
| Nov 3 2014 | Brief amici curiae of Women's Rights Organizations and Individuals filed. |
| Nov 3 2014 | Brief amici curiae of States of Arizona, et al. filed. |
| Nov 21 2014 | SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Tuesday, January 13, 2015 |
| Nov 26 2014 | Reply of petitioner Mach Mining, LLC filed. |
| Dec 2 2014 | CIRCULATED. |
| Dec 2 2014 | Record requested from U.S.C.A. 7th Circuit |
| Dec 2 2014 | Record received from U.S.C.A. 7th Circuit. The record is electronic and located on PACER. |
| Jan 13 2015 | Argued. For petitioner: Thomas C. Goldstein, Bethesda, Md. For respondents: Nicole A. Saharsky, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. |
| Apr 29 2015 | Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED. Kagan, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court. |
| Jun 1 2015 | JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
