No. 24-1238
Shawn Montgomery v. Caribe Transport II, LLC, et al.
Latest Conference:
2025-09-29
(distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (from Petition)
Does § 14501(c) preempt a state common-law claim against a broker for negligently selecting a motor carrier or driver?
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Does § 14501(c) preempt a state common-law claim against a broker for negligently selecting a motor carrier or driver?
Docket Entries
2026-02-20
Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED.
2026-02-13
Reply of petitioner Shawn Montgomery filed. (Distributed)
2026-02-13
Reply of Shawn Montgomery submitted.
2026-01-23
Amicus brief of Tokio Marine Houston Casualty Company submitted.
2026-01-23
Record received from the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. The record is electronic and is available on PACER.
2026-01-21
Amicus brief of Tokio Marine Houston Casualty Company submitted.
2026-01-21
Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. (Distributed)
2026-01-21
CIRCULATED
2026-01-21
Amicus brief of Professors Keith Hylton, Michael Greve and Richard Epstein submitted.
2026-01-21
Motion of United States for leave to participate in oral argument and for divided argument submitted.
2026-01-21
Amicus brief of United States submitted.
2026-01-21
Amicus brief of OurBus, Inc. submitted.
2026-01-21
Amicus brief of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, Business Roundtable, National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors, National Federation of Independent Business and National Retail Federation submitted.
2026-01-21
Amicus brief of Amazon.com, Inc. and Wayfair LLC submitted.
2026-01-21
Amicus brief of Washington Legal Foundation submitted.
2026-01-21
Amicus brief of Airlines for America submitted.
2026-01-21
Amicus brief of National Association of Manufacturers submitted.
2026-01-21
Amicus brief of Transportation Intermediaries Association, Inc. submitted.
2026-01-21
Amicus brief of States of Nebraska and Georgia submitted.
2026-01-21
Brief amici curiae of Amazon.com, Inc., et al. filed. (Distributed)
2026-01-21
Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.
2026-01-21
Brief amicus curiae of Tokio Marine Houston Casualty Company filed. (Corrected) (Distributed)
2026-01-21
Brief amicus curiae of Tokio Marine Houston Casualty Company filed. (Distributed)
2026-01-21
Brief amici curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, et al. filed. (Distributed)
2026-01-21
Brief amicus curiae of Transportation Intermediaries Association, Inc. filed. (Distributed)
2026-01-21
Brief amici curiae of Professor Keith Hylton, et al. filed. (Distributed)
2026-01-21
Brief amicus curiae of Washington Legal Foundation filed. (Distributed)
2026-01-21
Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Manufacturers filed. (Distributed)
2026-01-21
Brief amicus curiae of OurBus, Inc. filed. (Distributed)
2026-01-21
Brief amicus curiae of Airlines for America filed. (Distributed)
2026-01-21
Brief amici curiae of Nebraska, et al. filed. (Distributed)
2026-01-21
Brief amici curiae of Interested Freight Brokers filed. (Distributed)
2026-01-14
Brief amicus curiae of American Honda Motor Co., Inc. filed.
2026-01-14
Brief of respondents Caribe Transport II, LLC, et al. filed.
2026-01-14
Amicus brief of American Honda Motor Co., Inc. submitted.
2026-01-14
Brief of C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc., C.H. Robinson Company, C.H. Robinson Company, Inc., and C.H. Robinson International, Inc. submitted.
2026-01-08
Record requested from the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.
2026-01-02
SET FOR ARGUMENT on Wednesday, March 4, 2026.
2025-12-08
Brief amicus curiae of Preemption Scholars filed.
2025-12-08
Brief amicus curiae of Robert Cox filed.
2025-12-08
Amicus brief of Preemption Scholars submitted.
2025-12-08
Amicus brief of Gergana Franco submitted.
2025-12-08
Amicus brief of State of Ohio, 28 Other States, and the District of Columbia submitted.
2025-12-08
Amicus brief of Truck Safety Coalition, Parents Against Tired Truckers, and Citizens for Reliable and Safe Highways submitted.
2025-12-08
Amicus brief of Robert Cox submitted.
2025-12-05
Brief amicus curiae of American Truckers United filed.
2025-12-05
Amicus brief of American Truckers United submitted.
2025-12-05
Brief amicus curiae of Gergana Franco filed.
2025-12-02
Amicus brief of Institute for Safer Trucking submitted.
2025-12-02
Brief amicus curiae of Institute for Safer Trucking filed.
2025-12-01
Joint appendix filed.
2025-12-01
Brief of petitioner Shawn Montgomery filed.
2025-12-01
Joint Appendix submitted.
2025-12-01
Brief of Shawn Montgomery submitted.
2025-11-13
Motion to extend the time to file the briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including December 1, 2025. The time to file respondents' brief on the merits is extended to and including January 14, 2026.
2025-11-06
Motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed.
2025-11-06
Motion of Shawn Montgomery for an extension of time submitted.
2025-10-03
Petition GRANTED.
2025-09-10
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
2025-08-27
Rescheduled.
2025-08-04
Supplemental brief of respondents C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc., et al. filed. (Distributed)
2025-08-04
Supplemental Brief of C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc., C.H. Robinson Company, C.H. Robinson Company, Inc., and C.H. Robinson International, Inc. submitted.
2025-07-23
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
2025-07-22
Reply of petitioner Shawn Montgomery filed. (Distributed)
2025-07-22
Reply of Shawn Montgomery submitted.
2025-07-07
Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Manufacturers filed.
2025-07-07
Brief of respondents C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc., et al. in support filed.
2025-07-07
Amicus brief of National Association of Manufacturers submitted.
2025-07-07
Brief of C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc., C.H. Robinson Company, C.H. Robinson Company, Inc., and C.H. Robinson International, Inc. in support submitted.
2025-06-02
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 7, 2025)
2025-03-04
Application (24A846) granted by Justice Barrett extending the time to file until June 2, 2025.
2025-02-27
Application (24A846) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from April 3, 2025 to June 2, 2025, submitted to Justice Barrett.
Attorneys
Airlines for America
Amazon.com, Inc. and Wayfair LLC
Roman Martinez — Latham & Watkins, LLP, Amicus
American Honda Motor Co., Inc.
Chantel L. Febus — Dykema Gossett PLLC, Amicus
American Truckers United
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc., C.H. Robinson Company, C.H. Robinson Company, Inc., and C.H. Robinson International, Inc.
Theodore J. Boutrous Jr. — Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Respondent
Warren L. Dean Jr. — Thompson Coburn LLP, Respondent
Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, et al.
Noel John Francisco — Jones Day, Amicus
Gergana Franco
Jonathan Lawrence Hilton — Hilton Parker LLC, Amicus
Institute for Safer Trucking
Interested Freight Brokers
National Association of Manufacturers
Ronald Michael Jacobs — Venable LLP, Amicus
OurBus, Inc.
Preemption Scholars
Ernest A. Young — Amicus
Professors Keith Hylton, Michael Greve and Richard Epstein
Martin V. Totaro — Hecker Fink LLP, Amicus
Robert Cox
Shawn Montgomery
Bryan S. Gowdy — Creed & Gowdy, P.A., Petitioner
Paul D. Clement — Clement & Murphy, PLLC, Petitioner
Dimitrios Alexandros Peteves — Creed & Gowdy, P.A., Petitioner
State of Ohio, 28 Other States, and the District of Columbia
States of Nebraska and Georgia
Tokio Marine Houston Casualty Company
Conte Carmelo Cicala — Withers Bergman LLP, Amicus
Transportation Intermediaries Association, Inc.
Truck Safety Coalition, Parents Against Tired Truckers, and Citizens for Reliable and Safe Highways
Hyland Hunt — Deutsch Hunt PLLC, Amicus
United States
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Amicus
Washington Legal Foundation
Zac Morgan — Washington Legal Foundation, Amicus