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Amazon.com, Inc., et al. v. Bernard Waithaka
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, No. 19-1848 · judgment July 17, 2020
Before the decision, about 2.1× the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a First Circuit decision below, counsel with five or more prior petitions here, and a dissent in the court below (flagged in the petition).
Question presented
Whether the Federal Arbitration Act’s exemption for classes of workers engaged in foreign or interstate commerce, 9 U.S.C. 1, prevents the Act’s application to local transportation workers who, as a class, are not engaged to transport goods or passengers across state or national boundaries.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
David B. Salmons
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
For respondent
Shannon Liss-Riordan
Lichten & Liss-Riordan, P.C.
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences
Amicus briefs
1 cert-stage
Proceedings
- Aug 02 2021Rehearing DENIED.
- Jul 08 2021DISTRIBUTED.
- Jun 29 2021Petition for Rehearing filed.
- Jun 21 2021Petition DENIED.
- Jun 01 2021DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/17/2021.
- Jun 01 2021Reply of petitioners Amazon.com, Inc., et al. filed. (Distributed)
- May 12 2021Motion to delay distribution of the petition for a writ certiorari until June 1, 2021 granted.
- May 11 2021Motion of petitioner to delay distribution of the petition for a writ of certiorari under Rule 15.5 from May 25, 2021 to June 1, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
- May 07 2021Brief amici curiae of Washington Legal Foundation and Allied Educational Foundation filed.
- May 07 2021Brief of respondent Bernard Waithaka in opposition filed.
- Apr 07 2021Response Requested. (Due May 7, 2021)
- Apr 05 2021Supplemental brief of petitioners Amazon.com, Inc., et al. filed. (Distributed)
- Mar 24 2021DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/16/2021.
- Jan 29 2021Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 10, 2021)