No. 18-1484
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc., et al. v. United States District Court for the Northern District of California, et al.
Tags: atlantic-marine convenience-of-parties district-court-discretion federal-courts federal-policy forum-selection forum-selection-clause judicial-precedent mandamus mandamus-relief public-policy state-policy transfer-of-venue
Latest Conference:
2019-10-01
Question Presented (from Petition)
1. Whether a district court's disregard of Atlantic Marine is sufficient grounds for mandamus relief.
2. Whether federal courts may refuse to enforce a forum-selection clause because of a public policy of the state in which the plaintiff inappropriately filed suit.
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether a district court's disregard of Atlantic Marine is sufficient grounds for mandamus relief
Docket Entries
2019-10-07
Petition DENIED.
2019-08-07
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/1/2019.
2019-08-06
Reply of petitioners Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc., et al. filed.
2019-07-23
Brief of respondent James Karl in opposition filed.
2019-06-18
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including July 29, 2019.
2019-06-12
Motion to extend the time to file a response from June 28, 2019 to July 28, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
2019-05-24
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 28, 2019)
Attorneys
James Karl
Jason Lohr — Lohr Ripamonti & Segarich LLP, Respondent
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc., et al.
Thomas M. Peterson — Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Petitioner