No. 23-1086
Megan Marie Teter v. United States Trustee
Response Waived
Tags: attorney-fees bankruptcy bankruptcy-law civil-action equal-access-to-justice-act remedial-statute sovereign-immunity statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
Arbitration Securities
Arbitration Securities
Latest Conference:
2024-05-09
Question Presented (from Petition)
Whether a contested matter initiated by the
United States in a bankruptcy case is a "civil action"
within the ambit of the Equal Access to Justice Act,
given that Congress expressed that term to apply
broadly with the use of the modifier "any" when it
described civil actions in the Act?
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether a contested matter initiated by the United States in a bankruptcy case is a 'civil action' within the ambit of the Equal Access to Justice Act
Docket Entries
2024-05-13
Petition DENIED.
2024-04-17
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/9/2024.
2024-04-15
Waiver of right of respondent United States Trustee to respond filed.
2024-04-02
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 6, 2024)
Attorneys
Megan Marie Teter
Susan Marie Gray — Susan M. Gray Law Offices Inc., Petitioner
United States Trustee
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Solicitor General, Respondent