No. 25-34

Continental Finance Company, LLC, et al. v. Tiffany Johnson, et al.

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-07-10
Status: Pending
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: arbitration-provision consideration contract-law federal-arbitration-act fourth-circuit maryland-law
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Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Does the Federal Arbitration Act permit courts to apply a heightened consideration standard solely to contractual arbitration provisions?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

is: Does the Federal Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C. § 2, permit courts to apply a heightened consideration standard solely to contractual arbitration provisions?

Docket Entries

2026-02-04
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended, with petitioners' consent, to and including May 15, 2026.
2026-02-02
Motion to extend the time to file a response from February 3, 2026 to May 15, 2026, submitted to The Clerk.
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2025-11-04
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including February 3, 2026.
2025-11-03
Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 5, 2025 to February 3, 2026, submitted to The Clerk.
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2025-08-08
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including November 5, 2025.
2025-07-28
[othertext] of Tiffany Johnson, et al. submitted.
Main Document
2025-07-28
Letter withdrawing the waiver of right to respond and motion to extend the time to file a response from August 11, 2025 to November 5, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
Main Document
2025-07-10
Waiver of right of respondent Tiffany Johnson, et al. to respond filed.
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2025-07-10
Waiver of right of respondents Tiffany Johnson, et al. to respond filed.
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2025-07-07
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 11, 2025)
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Attorneys

Continental Finance Company, LLC, et al.
Edmund Ramsay Hirschfeld — Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, Petitioner
Edmund Ramsay Hirschfeld — Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, Petitioner
Tiffany Johnson, et al.
Richard S. Gordon — Gordon, Wolf & Carney Chtd., Respondent
Richard S. Gordon — Gordon, Wolf & Carney Chtd., Respondent