Docket for 17-988

No. 17-988
Title:	Lamps Plus, Inc., et al., Petitioners v. Frank Varela
Docketed:	January 11, 2018
Linked with 17A577
Lower Ct:	United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Case Numbers:	(16-56085)
Decision Date:	August 3, 2017
Rehearing Denied:	September 11, 2017
Discretionary Court Decision Date:

Questions Presented

Date	Proceedings and Orders
Nov 22 2017	Application (17A577) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from December 10, 2017 to January 10, 2018, submitted to Justice Kennedy.
	Main Document Lower Court Orders/Opinions Proof of Service
Nov 28 2017	Application (17A577) granted by Justice Kennedy extending the time to file until January 10, 2018.

Jan 10 2018	Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 12, 2018)
	Petition Appendix Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Feb 06 2018	Motion to extend the time to file a response from February 12, 2018 to March 14, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.
	Main Document
Feb 08 2018	Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including March 14, 2018.

Feb 12 2018	Brief amicus curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States America filed.
	Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count
Mar 14 2018	Brief of respondent Frank Varela in opposition filed.
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Mar 28 2018	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/13/2018.

Mar 28 2018	Reply of petitioners Lamps Plus, Inc., et al. filed. (Distributed)
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Apr 16 2018	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/20/2018.

Apr 23 2018	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/27/2018.

Apr 30 2018	Petition GRANTED.

Jun 04 2018	Motion for an extension of time to file the joint appendix and the opening briefs on the merits filed.
	Main Document
Jun 08 2018	Motion to extend the time to file the joint appendix the opening briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioners' brief on the merits is extended to and including July 9, 2018. The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including August 30, 2018.

Jul 09 2018	Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed)
	Main Document Proof of Service
Jul 09 2018	Brief of petitioners Lamps Plus, Inc., et al. filed.
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Jul 13 2018	Brief amicus curiae of DRI–The Voice of the Defense Bar filed.
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Jul 13 2018	Brief amicus curiae of New England Legal Foundation filed.
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Jul 16 2018	Brief amicus curiae of Retail Litigation Center, Inc. filed.
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Jul 16 2018	Brief amicus curiae of Center for Workplace Compliance filed.
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Jul 16 2018	Brief amicus curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States America filed.
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Aug 20 2018	SET FOR ARGUMENT on Monday, October 29 2018

Aug 30 2018	Brief of respondent Frank Varela filed.
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Sep 06 2018	Brief amici curiae of Contract Law Scholars filed.
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Sep 06 2018	Brief amicus curiae of American Association for Justice filed.
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Sep 10 2018	Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 9th Circuit.

Sep 12 2018	CIRCULATED

Oct 01 2018	Reply of petitioners Lamps Plus, Inc., et al. filed. (Distributed)
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Oct 29 2018	Argued. For petitioners: Andrew J. Pincus, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Michele M. Vercoski, Ontario, Cal.

Apr 24 2019	Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Roberts, C. J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch, and Kavanaugh, JJ., joined. Thomas, J., filed a concurring opinion. Ginsburg, J. filed a dissenting opinion, in which Breyer and Sotomayor, JJ., joined. Breyer, J., and Sotomayor, J., filed dissenting opinions. Kagan, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Ginsburg and Breyer, JJ., joined, and in which Sotomayor, J., joined as to Part II.

May 28 2019	JUDGMENT ISSUED.

NAME	ADDRESS	PHONE
Attorneys for Petitioners
Andrew J. Pincus Counsel of Record	Mayer Brown LLP 1999 K Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20006 apincus@mayerbrown.com	(202) 263-3220
Party name: Lamps Plus, Inc., et al.
Attorneys for Respondent
Michele M. Vercoski Counsel of Record	McCune Wright Arevalo 3281 E. Guasti Road, Suite 100 Ontario, CA 91761 mmv@mccunewright.com	909-557-1250
Party name: Frank Varela
Other
Thomas Ryan McCarthy Counsel of Record	Consovoy McCarthy Park, PLLC 3033 Wilson Boulevard Suite 700 Arlington, VA 22201 tom@consovoymccarthy.com	7032439423
Party name: Chamber of Commerce of the United States America
John Richard Annand Counsel of Record	NT Lakis, LLP 1501 M Street, NW Suite 1000 Washington, DC 20005 jannand@ntlakis.com	2026295617
Party name: Center for Workplace Compliance
Deepak Gupta Counsel of Record	Gupta Wessler PLLC 1900 L Street, NW Suite 312 Washington, DC 20036 deepak@guptawessler.com	(202) 888-1741
Party name: American Association for Justice
Mary Massaron Counsel of Record	Plunkett & Cooney, P.C. 38505 Woodward Ave Suite 100 Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304 mmassaron@plunkettcooney.com	313-983-4801
Party name: DRI–The Voice of the Defense Bar
Benjamin G. Robbins Counsel of Record	New England Legal Foundation 150 Lincoln Street Boston, MA 02111-2504 benrobbins@nelfonline.org	8577727620
Party name: New England Legal Foundation
Matthew Adam Seligman Counsel of Record	Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law 55 Fifth Avenue Room 933 New York, NY 10023 matthew.seligman@yu.edu	2127900349
Party name: Contract Law Scholars
Adam G. Unikowsky Counsel of Record	Jenner & Block LLP 1099 New York Avenue, NW Suite 900 Washington, DC 20001 AUnikowsky@jenner.com	202-639-6041
Party name: Retail Litigation Center, Inc.