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Cleveland County, North Carolina v. Conner

Petition for certiorari denied on December 12, 2022

Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
21-1538 4th Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2022

Issue: (1) Whether the Fair Labor Standards Act allows an employee, who has been paid at least the required minimum wage and overtime pay at a rate that is at least one and one-half times her regular rate, to sue her employer for and recover unpaid straight-time wages earned in weeks when she worked overtime; and (2) whether Skidmore v. Swift & Co. allows courts to independently evaluate an agency"s nonbinding interpretation of a statute.

DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
03/23/2022Application (21A557) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from April 5, 2022 to June 3, 2022, submitted to The Chief Justice.
03/31/2022Application (21A557) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until June 3, 2022.
06/03/2022Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 8, 2022)
07/08/2022Brief amici curiae of West Virginia, et al. filed.
07/08/2022Brief amicus curiae of International Municipal Lawyers Association filed.
07/08/2022Brief amicus curiae of New Civil Liberties Alliance filed.
07/20/2022DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2022.
07/26/2022Response Requested. (Due August 25, 2022)
08/11/2022Motion to extend the time to file a response from August 25, 2022 to September 26, 2022, submitted to The Clerk.
08/16/2022Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including September 26, 2022.
09/16/2022Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 26, 2022 to November 7, 2022, submitted to The Clerk.
09/20/2022Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted in part and the time is further extended to and including October 28, 2022.
10/20/2022Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 28, 2022 to November 4, 2022, submitted to The Clerk.
10/24/2022Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including November 4, 2022.
11/04/2022Brief of respondent Sara B. Connor in opposition filed.
11/18/2022Reply of Cleveland County, North Carolina not accepted for filing. (November 18, 2022 - to be corrected)
11/18/2022Reply of petitioner Cleveland County, North Carolina filed. (Distributed)
11/22/2022DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/9/2022.
12/12/2022Petition DENIED.