No. 25-632

Laurence Bonday v. Nalco Company LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company

Lower Court: Eleventh Circuit
Docketed: 2025-12-03
Status: Pending
Type: Paid
Response RequestedResponse Waived
Tags: arbitral-pleadings arbitration deference federal-law judicial-review statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
Arbitration ERISA Securities Privacy JusticiabilityDoctri Jurisdiction
Latest Conference: 2026-01-23
Question Presented (from Petition)

Under 9 U.S.C. § 10(a)(4), may a court independently, and without deference to the arbitrator's determination, decide what claims are presented in a party's arbitral pleadings and filings?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a court may independently determine the scope of claims in arbitral pleadings without deference to the arbitrator's determination under 9 U.S.C. § 10(a)(4)

Docket Entries

2026-02-04
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including April 14, 2026.
2026-01-29
Motion to extend the time to file a response from February 13, 2026 to April 14, 2026, submitted to The Clerk.
2026-01-14
Response Requested. (Due February 13, 2026)
2026-01-07
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/23/2026.
2025-12-29
Waiver of right of respondent Nalco Company, LLC to respond filed.
2025-11-26
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 2, 2026)

Attorneys

Laurence Bonday
Timothy Lanier MeyerDuke University School of Law, Petitioner
Nalco Company, LLC
Valerie L. HookerJackson Lewis, P.C., Respondent