No. 14-462
Title:
DIRECTV, Inc., Petitioner
v.
Amy Imburgia, et al.
Docketed:October 21, 2014
Lower Ct:Court of Appeal of California, Second Appellate District
  Case Nos.:(B239361)
  Decision Date:April 7, 2014
Discretionary Court  
  Decision Date:July 23, 2014
Questions Presented

~~~Date~~~ ~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Oct 21 2014 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 20, 2014)
Nov 14 2014 Waiver of right of respondents Amy Imburgia, et al. to respond filed.
Nov 25 2014 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of December 12, 2014.
Nov 25 2014 Response Requested . (Due December 29, 2014)
Dec 15 2014 Order extending time to file response to petition to and including January 28, 2014, for all respondents.
Jan 28 2015 Brief of respondents Amy Imburgia, et al. in opposition filed.
Feb 10 2015 Reply of petitioner DIRECTV, Inc. filed.
Feb 11 2015 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of February 27, 2015.
Mar 2 2015 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of March 6, 2015.
Mar 9 2015 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of March 20, 2015.
Mar 23 2015 Petition GRANTED.
Apr 27 2015 Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs in support of either party or of neither party received from counsel for the petitioner.
Apr 30 2015 The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including May 29, 2015.
Apr 30 2015 The time to file respondents' brief on the merits is extended to and including July 17, 2015.
May 29 2015 Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed)
May 29 2015 Brief of petitioner DIRECTV, Inc. filed.
Jun 1 2015 Brief amicus curiae of Pacific Legal Foundation filed.
Jun 2 2015 Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs in support of either party or of neither party received from counsel for the respondents.
Jun 4 2015 Brief amicus curiae of DRI - The Voice of the Defense Bar filed.
Jun 5 2015 Brief amicus curiae of Washington Legal Foundation filed.
Jun 5 2015 Brief amicus curiae of Equal Employment Advisory Council filed.
Jun 5 2015 Brief amici curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, et al. filed.
Jun 5 2015 Brief amicus curiae of New England Legal Foundation filed.
Jun 5 2015 Brief amici curiae of Atlantic Legal Foundation and the International Association of Defense Counsel filed.
Jul 17 2015 The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is further extended to and including July 20, 2015.
Jul 20 2015 Brief of respondents Amy Imburgia, et al. filed.
Jul 23 2015 Brief amicus curiae of Michael Vachon filed. (Distributed)
Jul 24 2015 Brief amicus curiae of William R. Weinstein filed.
Jul 24 2015 Brief amici curiae of Arbitration and Contracts Scholars filed.
Jul 24 2015 Brief amicus curiae of Public Citizen, Inc. filed.
Jul 24 2015 Brief amici curiae of Law Professors Barbara Babcock, et al. filed.
Jul 24 2015 Brief amicus curiae of Professor Peter Linzer filed.
Jul 24 2015 Brief amici curiae of Law Professors David Dow, et al.filed.
Jul 24 2015 Brief amici curiae of California Law Professors filed.
Jul 29 2015 SET FOR ARGUMENT on Tuesday, October 6, 2015.
Jul 31 2015 CIRCULATED.
Aug 11 2015 Pursuant to Rule 29.6, a letter updating corporate disclosure statement was received from counsel for the petitioner DIRECTTV. (Distributed).
Aug 12 2015 Record requested from Court of Appeal of California, Second Appellate District.
Aug 13 2015 Reply of petitioner DIRECTV, Inc. filed. (Distributed)
Aug 26 2015 Supplemental brief of respondents Amy Imburgia, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Aug 31 2015 Supplemental response brief filed by petitioner DIRECTV, Inc. (Distributed)
Sep 17 2015 Record received from Court of Appeal of Ca. Second Appellate Dist. (1- Box)
Oct 6 2015 Argued. For petitioner: Christopher Landau, Washington, D. C. For respondents: Thomas C. Goldstein, Bethesda, Md.
Dec 14 2015 Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Breyer, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Scalia, Kennedy, Alito, and Kagan, JJ., joined. Thomas, J., filed a dissenting opinion. Ginsburg, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Sotomayor, J., joined.
Dec 14 2015 MANDATE ISSUED.
Jan 15 2016 JUDGMENT ISSUED
Jan 15 2016 MANDATE ISSUED



~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   ~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioner:
Christopher Landau Kirkland & Ellis LLP(202) 879-5000
    Counsel of Record655 Fifteenth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC  20005
clandau@kirkland.com
Party name: DIRECTV, Inc.
Attorneys for Respondents:
Thomas C. Goldstein Goldstein & Russell, P.C.(202) 362-0636
    Counsel of Record7475 Wisconsin Ave.
Suite 850
Bethesda, MD  20814
tg@goldsteinrussell.com
Party name: Amy Imburgia, et al.
 
Freda Edith Mermelstein 18811 Huntington Street, Suite 240 (714) 596-0137
Huntington Beach, CA  92648
Edie@FEMLawyers.com
Party name: Amy Imburgia, et al.
 
Paul D. Stevens Milstein Adelman, LLP(310) 396-9600
2800 Donald Douglas Loop North
Santa Monica, CA  90405
pstevens@milsteinadelman.com
Party name: Amy Imburgia, et al.
Other:
Cory L. Andrews Washington Legal Foundation(202)-588-0302
2009 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC  20036
candrews@wlf.org
Party name: Washington Legal Foundation
 
David M. Axelrad Horvitz & Levy LLP(818) 995-0800
15760 Ventura Boulevard
18th Floor
Encino, CA  91436-3000
daxelrad@horvitzlevy.com
Party name: DRI - The Voice of the Defense Bar
 
Francis J. Balint Jr. Bonnett Fairbourn Friedman & Balint, P.C.(602) 274-1100
2325 E. Camelback Rd., Suite 300
Phoenix, AZ  85016
fbalint@BFFB.com
Party name: Arbitration and Contracts Scholars
 
Kristen Marquis Fritz 555 Front Street, Unit 905(619) 924-0202
San Diego, CA  92101
kfritz@fritzlegal.com
Party name: Law Professors
 
Martin S. Kaufman Atlantic Legal Foundation(914) 834-3322
2039 Palmer Avenue #104
Larchmont, NY  10538
mskaufman@atlanticlegal.org
Party name: Atlantic Legal Foundation and the International Association of Defense Counsel
 
Deborah J. La Fetra Pacific Legal Foundation(916) 419-7111
930 G Street
Sacramento, CA  95814
dlafetra@pacificlegal.org
Party name: Pacific Legal Foundation
 
Peter Linzer University of Houston Law Center(713) 876-5166
100 Law Center
Houston, TX  77204-6060
PLinzer@UH.EDU
Party name: Professor Peter Linzer
 
Holly McGregor Mosier Sanders Phillips Grossman, LLC877 480-9142
2860 Michelle Drive Suite 220
Irvine, CA  92606
HMosier@THESANDERSFIRM.COM
Party name: California Law Professors
 
Scott L. Nelson Public Citizen Litigation Group(202) 588-1000
1600 20th Street, N.W.
Washington, DC  20009
snelson@citizen.org
Party name: Public Citizen, Inc.
 
Andrew J. Pincus Mayer Brown LLP(202) 263-3127
1999 K Street, NW
Washington, DC  20006
apincus@mayerbrown.com
Party name: Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, et al.
 
Benjamin G. Robbins New England Legal Foundation(617) 695-3660
150 Lincoln Street
Boston, MA  02111-2504
benrobbins@nelfonline.org
Party name: New England Legal Foundation
 
Imre S Szalai Loyola University New Orleans College of Law(504) 861-5589
7214 St. Charles Avenue, Box 901
New Orleans, LA  70118
iszalai@loyno.edu
Party name: Law Professors
 
Michael Raymond Vachon Law Office of Michael R. Vachon(858)-674-4100
17150 Via del Campo, Suite 204
San Diego, CA  92127
michael@vachonlaw.com
Party name: Michael Vachon
 
Rae T. Vann NT Lakis, LLP(202) 629-5600
1501 M Street, N.W., Suite 400
Washington, DC  20005
rvann@ntlakis.com
Party name: Equal Employment Advisory Council
 
William R. Weinstein Law Offices of William R. Weinstein(914) 997-2205
199 Main Street, 4th Floor
White Plains, NY  10601
wrw@wweinsteinlaw.com
Party name: William R. Weinstein