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Gerawan Farming Inc. v. Agricultural Labor Relations Board

Petition for certiorari denied on October 1, 2018

Docket No. Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
17-1375 N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2018

Issue: Whether California may impose a contract on one private employer and its employees through nonconsensual, compulsory arbitration"thereby abrogating the workers" rights to determine their own bargaining representative"without violating the due process and equal protection clauses of the 14th Amendment.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
02/07/2018Application (17A839) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from February 25, 2018 to March 28, 2018, submitted to Justice Kennedy.
02/08/2018Application (17A839) granted by Justice Kennedy extending the time to file until March 28, 2018.
03/28/2018Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 30, 2018)
04/03/2018Waiver of right of respondent Agricultural Labor Relations Board to respond filed.
04/03/2018Waiver of right of respondent Real Party in Interest, United Farm Workers of America to respond filed.
04/11/2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/27/2018.
04/16/2018Response Requested. (Due May 16, 2018)
04/27/2018Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by The NFIB Small Business Legal Center and Southeastern Legal Foundation.
05/01/2018Brief amici curiae of Pacific Legal Foundation, et al. filed.
05/04/2018Motion to extend the time to file a response from May 16, 2018 to June 15, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.
05/07/2018Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including June 15, 2018.
05/14/2018Brief amicus curiae of Silvia Lopez filed.
05/16/2018Brief amici curiae of Roberto Angeles, et al. filed.
06/05/2018Supplemental brief of petitioner Gerawan Farming, Inc. filed.
06/15/2018Brief of respondent Agricultural Labor Relations Board in opposition filed.
06/15/2018Brief of respondent United Farm Workers of America in opposition filed.
07/03/2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/24/2018.
07/03/2018Reply of petitioner Gerawan Farming, Inc. filed. (Distributed)
10/01/2018Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by The NFIB Small Business Legal Center and Southeastern Legal Foundation GRANTED.
10/01/2018Petition DENIED.