No. 24-999

Premier Nutrition Corporation, fka Joint Juice, Inc. v. Mary Beth Montera, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-03-20
Status: Pending
Type: Paid
Amici (1)Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (3) Experienced Counsel
Tags: appellate-review circuit-court federal-certification federalism judicial-procedure state-law
Key Terms:
DueProcess ClassAction Jurisdiction
Latest Conference: 2025-10-10 (distributed 3 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a federal court must consider federalism interests when asked to certify important and unresolved questions of state law, and whether the Ninth Circuit erred in summarily denying Petitioner's request for certification in an unreasoned footnote

Question Presented (from Petition)

are: 1. Whether a federal court must consider federalism interests when asked to certify important and unresolved questions of state law? 2. Whether the Ninth Circuit erred in summarily denying Petitioner’s request for certification in an unreasoned footnote ?

Docket Entries

2025-10-14
Joint motion to hold petition in abeyance GRANTED.
2025-09-24
Motion DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/10/2025.
2025-09-19
Letter dated September 19, 2025 from counsel for petitioner filed.
2025-09-19
Letter re: Status of Settlement of Premier Nutrition Corporation submitted.
2025-06-25
Joint motion to hold petition in abeyance filed.
2025-06-25
Rescheduled.
2025-06-25
Emergency Joint Motion to Hold Petition in Abeyance Before Release of Orders List of Premier Nutrition Corporation submitted.
2025-06-10
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/26/2025.
2025-06-06
Reply of petitioner Premier Nutrition Corporation filed. (Distributed)
2025-06-06
Reply of Premier Nutrition Corporation submitted.
2025-05-22
Brief of Mary Beth Montera in opposition submitted.
2025-05-22
2025-05-09
2025-05-09
Amicus brief of State of Idaho, et al. submitted.
2025-04-14
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including May 23, 2025.
2025-04-11
Motion to extend the time to file a response from May 9, 2025 to May 23, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
2025-04-11
Motion of Mary Beth Montera for an extension of time submitted.
2025-04-09
Response Requested. (Due May 9, 2025)
2025-04-01
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/17/2025.
2025-03-27
Waiver of right of respondent Mary Beth Montera to respond filed.
2025-03-17
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 21, 2025)
2025-01-14
Application (24A671) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until March 17, 2025.
2025-01-03
Application (24A671) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from January 16, 2025 to March 17, 2025, submitted to Justice Kagan.

Attorneys

Mary Beth Montera
Adam Ross PulverPublic Citizen Litigation Group, Respondent
Timothy Gordon BloodBlood Hurst & O'Reardon, LLP, Respondent
Adam Ross PulverPublic Citizen Litigation Group, Respondent
Timothy Gordon BloodBlood Hurst & O'Reardon, LLP, Respondent
Premier Nutrition Corporation
Aaron D. Van OortFaegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, Petitioner
Aaron D. Van OortFaegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, Petitioner
State of Idaho, et al.
Alan Michael HurstIdaho Office of the Attorney General, Amicus
Alan Michael HurstIdaho Office of the Attorney General, Amicus