No. 22-75

ForwardLine Financial, LLC, et al. v. Brandon Ahlmann

Lower Court: California
Docketed: 2022-07-27
Status: GVR
Type: Paid
Response RequestedRelisted (2)
Tags: arbitration-agreement employment-agreement employment-law federal-arbitration-act iskanian labor-code labor-code-violations paga private-attorneys-general-act viking-river-cruises
Latest Conference: 2022-12-09 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether, in light of Viking River Cruises, a mutual pre-dispute agreement to arbitrate all claims arising from the employment relationship is enforceable as to PAGA claims asserted by an employee-plaintiff arising from Labor Code violations allegedly committed against him, and whether the intervening development of this holding in Viking River Cruises calls for the Court to grant the writ of certiorari, vacate the judgment, and remand the case for reconsideration ("GVR").

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a mutual pre-dispute agreement to arbitrate all claims arising from the employment relationship is enforceable as to PAGA claims asserted by an employee-plaintiff

Docket Entries

2023-01-13
Judgment and mandate issued.
2022-12-12
Petition GRANTED. Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED for further consideration in light of Viking River Cruises, Inc. v. Moriana, 596 U. S. ___ (2022).
2022-11-22
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/9/2022.
2022-11-16
Reply of petitioners ForwardLine Financial, LLC, et al. filed.
2022-11-03
Brief of respondent Brandon Ahlmann in opposition filed.
2022-10-12
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including November 10, 2022.
2022-10-11
Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 11, 2022 to November 10, 2022, submitted to The Clerk.
2022-09-08
Response Requested. (Due October 11, 2022)
2022-09-07
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2022.
2022-07-22
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 26, 2022)
2022-05-20
Application (21A749) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until July 23, 2022.
2022-05-11
Application (21A749) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from May 24, 2022 to July 23, 2022, submitted to Justice Kagan.

Attorneys

Brandon Ahlmann
Douglas HanJustice Law Corporation, Respondent
ForwardLine Financial, LLC, et al.
Lisa Marie BurnettSacro and Walker LLP, Petitioner