No. 22-268

City of Chicago, Illinois v. Marcella M. Mance

Lower Court: Seventh Circuit
Docketed: 2022-09-21
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Tags: bankruptcy bankruptcy-avoidance circuit-split due-process impoundment judicial-lien ordinance-enforcement statutory-lien vehicle-impoundment
Key Terms:
DueProcess JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2022-11-18
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether a lien that arises automatically by operation of an ordinance when a vehicle is impounded is a statutory lien, and not a judicial lien avoidable in bankruptcy, even where the impoundment was preceded by judicial process to adjudicate the debt secured by the lien.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a lien that arises automatically by operation of an ordinance when a vehicle is impounded is a statutory lien, and not a judicial lien avoidable in bankruptcy, even where the impoundment was preceded by judicial process to adjudicate the debt secured by the lien

Docket Entries

2022-11-21
Petition DENIED.
2022-11-02
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/18/2022.
2022-09-19
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 21, 2022)
2022-07-15
Application (22A32) granted by Justice Barrett extending the time to file until September 19, 2022.
2022-07-07
Application (22A32) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from July 20, 2022 to September 18, 2022, submitted to Justice Barrett.

Attorneys

City of Chicago
Myriam Zreczny KasperCity of Chicago Department of Law, Petitioner