Brinker International, Inc. v. Steinmetz
Petition for certiorari denied on April 29, 2024
Issue: Whether, under the Rules Enabling Act, Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23, and this court"s precedents, a class can be certified by ignoring individualized issues of damages and injury and instead proposing to award every class member the same "average" amount for alleged injuries even if they did not suffer those injuries at all.
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| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| 12/13/2023 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 16, 2024) |
| 01/12/2024 | Waiver of right of respondent Eric Steinmetz, et al. to respond filed. |
| 01/16/2024 | Brief amicus curiae of Restaurant Law Center filed. (Distributed) |
| 01/17/2024 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/16/2024. |
| 01/23/2024 | Response Requested. (Due February 22, 2024) |
| 02/15/2024 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from February 22, 2024 to March 25, 2024, submitted to The Clerk. |
| 02/16/2024 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including March 25, 2024. |
| 03/25/2024 | Brief of respondents Eric Steinmetz, et al. in opposition filed. |
| 04/09/2024 | Reply of petitioner Brinker International, Inc. filed. (Distributed) |
| 04/10/2024 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/26/2024. |
| 04/29/2024 | Petition DENIED. |