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Arvind Gupta v. Headstrong, Inc., et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, No. 20-3657 · judgment October 19, 2021


Certiorari denied · October 3, 2022
Pre-decision estimate: 3% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

Question presented

Question 1: Whether employers can have a legally enforceable private settlement and release agreement with the nonimmigrant worker in violation of‘INA’ requirements. Question 2: In the absence of any complaint, claim or counterclaim by employer for breach of contract by nonimmigrant worker, did the district court properly award attorneys’ fees to the employer. Question 3: Did Headstrong, Inc. comply with required wage obligations for the period of violations found by the Administrator (Wage-Hour) and the Administrative Law Judge (ALJ).

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Arvind Gupta

For respondent
Elizabeth B. Prelogar
Solicitor General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Linked docket
21A534

Proceedings

  1. Oct 03 2022
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Jul 20 2022
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2022.
  3. Jun 03 2022
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 7, 2022)
  4. Mar 23 2022
    Application (21A534) granted by Justice Sotomayor extending the time to file until June 5, 2022.
  5. Mar 18 2021
    Application (21A534) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from April 6, 2022 to June 5, 2022, submitted to Justice Sotomayor.