No. 22-772

Ultra Petroleum Corporation, et al. v. Ad Hoc Committee of OpCo Unsecured Creditors, et al.

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2023-02-16
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Relisted (2) Experienced Counsel
Tags: bankruptcy-code creditor-recovery judicial-exception lower-court-confusion post-petition-interest solvent-debtor-exception statutory-interpretation statutory-text unmatured-interest
Latest Conference: 2023-05-18 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether an unwritten "solvent-debtor exception" overrides the Bankruptcy Code's statutory text and allows creditors in solvent-debtor cases to recover amounts that the Code disallows.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether an unwritten 'solvent-debtor exception' overrides the Bankruptcy Code's statutory text and allows creditors in solvent-debtor cases to recover amounts that the Code disallows

Docket Entries

2023-05-22
Petition DENIED.
2023-05-02
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/18/2023.
2023-04-12
Rescheduled.
2023-04-05
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/21/2023.
2023-04-05
Reply of petitioners Ultra Petroleum Corporation, et al. filed. (Distributed)
2023-03-20
2023-03-20
Brief of respondents Ad Hoc Committee of OpCo Unsecured Creditors in opposition filed.
2023-02-13
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 20, 2023) (Corrected appendix uploaded February 21, 2023)

Attorneys

Ad Hoc Committee of OpCo Unsecured Creditors
Lawrence Saul RobbinsFriedman Kaplan Seiler Adelman & Robbins LLP, Respondent
Roy T. Englert Jr.Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP, Respondent
OpCo Noteholders, et al.
David B. SalmonsMorgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Respondent
Ultra Petroleum Corporation, et al.
Paul D. ClementClement & Murphy, PLLC, Petitioner