No. 21-441

Alfred H. Siegel, Trustee of the Circuit City Stores, Inc. Liquidating Trust v. John P. Fitzgerald, III, Acting United States Trustee for Region 4

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2021-09-22
Status: Judgment Issued
Type: Paid
Amici (5) Experienced Counsel
Tags: bankruptcy-administrator bankruptcy-clause bankruptcy-fees bankruptcy-trustee bankruptcy-uniformity chapter-11 chapter-11-bankruptcy judicial-districts quarterly-fees trustee-program uniform-laws
Latest Conference: 2022-01-07
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether the Bankruptcy Judgeship Act violates the uniformity requirement of the Bankruptcy Clause by increasing quarterly fees solely in U.S. Trustee districts.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Bankruptcy Judgeship Act violates the uniformity requirement of the Bankruptcy Clause

Docket Entries

2022-07-08
JUDGMENT ISSUED
2022-06-06
Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Sotomayor, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court.
2022-04-18
Argued. For petitioner: Daniel L. Geyser, Dallas, Tex. For respondent: Curtis E. Gannon, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.
2022-04-08
Reply of petitioner Alfred H. Siegel, Trustee of the Circuit City Stores, Inc. Liquidating Trust filed. (Distributed)
2022-03-28
Brief of respondent John P. Fitzgerald, III, Acting United States Trustee for Region 4 filed. (Distributed)
2022-03-23
CIRCULATED
2022-03-21
The record from the U.S. Bankruptcy Court Eastern District of Virginia is electronic and located on Pacer.
2022-03-17
The record from the U.S.C.A. 4th Circuit is electronic and located on PACER.
2022-03-16
Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 4th Circuit.
2022-03-15
ARGUMENT SET FOR Monday, April 18, 2022.
2022-03-03
Brief amicus curiae of MF Global Holdings Ltd., as Plan Administrator filed.
2022-03-03
Brief amici curiae of John Q. Hammons Hotels & Resorts, et al. filed.
2022-03-03
Brief amicus curiae of The Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America filed.
2022-03-03
Brief amicus curiae of USA Sales, Inc. filed.
2022-02-28
Brief amici curiae of Acadiana Management Group, LLC, et al. filed.
2022-02-24
Brief of petitioner Alfred H. Siegel, Trustee of the Circuit City Stores, Inc. Liquidating Trust filed.
2022-02-22
Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner GRANTED.
2022-01-31
Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner Alfred H. Siegel, Trustee of the Circuit City Stores, Inc. Liquidating Trust.
2022-01-10
Petition GRANTED.
2021-12-15
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/7/2022.
2021-12-09
Waiver of the 14-day waiting period under 15.5 filed.
2021-12-08
Brief of respondent John P. Fitzgerald, III, Acting United States Trustee for Region 4 in opposition filed.
2021-11-05
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including December 8, 2021.
2021-11-04
Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 22, 2021 to December 8, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
2021-10-13
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including November 22, 2021.
2021-10-12
Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 22, 2021 to November 22, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
2021-09-20
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 22, 2021)

Attorneys

ACADIANA MANAGEMENT GROUP, LLC, et al.
Bradley Loy DrellGold, Weems, Bruser, Sues & Rundell, APLC, Amicus
Alfred H. Siegel, Trustee of the Circuit City Stores, Inc. Liquidating Trust
Daniel L. GeyserHaynes and Boone, LLP, Petitioner
John P. Fitzgerald, III, Acting United States Trustee for Region 4
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent
John Q. Hammons Hotels & Resorts et al.
Nicholas Jay ZlutickyStinson LLP, Amicus
MF Global Holdings Ltd., as Plan Administrator
Christopher John DiPompeoJones Day, Amicus
The Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America
Steven Paul LehotskyLehotsky Keller LLP, Amicus
USA Sale, Inc.
A. Lavar TaylorLaw Offices of A. Lavar Taylor, Amicus