Federal Judiciary

Petition of the day

By Conor McEvily

Today?s first petition of the day is:

Title: Wal-Mart v. Dukes
Docket: 10-277
Issue(s): (1) Whether claims for monetary relief can be certified under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(b)(2) and, if so, under what circumstances; and (2) whether the lower court's order certifying a class conforms to the requirements of Title VII, the Due Process Clause, the Seventh Amendment, the Rules Enabling Act, and Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23.

Certiorari-Stage Documents

• Opinion below (9th Circuit)
• Petition for certiorari

Today’s second petition of the day is:

Title: Experian Information Solutions, Inc. v. Pintos
Docket: 10-251
Issue(s): Whether the court of appeals erred in holding that 15 U.S.C. § 1681b(a)(3)(A) authorizes creditors to obtain a consumer's credit report to assist in collecting the consumer's debt only for transactions initiated by the consumer.

Certiorari-Stage Documents

• Opinion below (9th Circuit)
• Petition for certiorari
• Brief of respondent Pacific Creditors Association in support of the petition for certiorari
• Amicus brief for the Consumer Data Industry Association, et al.

Full post as published by SCOTUSBLOG on September 27, 2010 (boomark / email).