No. 23-824

United States v. David L. Miller

Lower Court: Tenth Circuit
Docketed: 2024-01-31
Status: Judgment Issued
Type: Paid
Amici (6)Relisted (2) Experienced Counsel
Tags: appropriations-clause bankruptcy bankruptcy-trustee fraudulent-transfer section-544 sovereign-immunity supremacy-clause tax
Latest Conference: 2024-06-20 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether a bankruptcy trustee may avoid a debtor's tax payment to the United States under Section 544(b) when no actual creditor could have obtained relief under the applicable state fraudulent-transfer law outside of bankruptcy.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a bankruptcy trustee may avoid a debtor's tax payment to the United States under Section 544(b) when no actual creditor could have obtained relief under the applicable state fraudulent-transfer law outside of bankruptcy

Docket Entries

2025-04-28
Judgment Issued.
2025-03-26
Judgment REVERSED. Jackson, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Thomas, Alito, Sotomayor, Kagan, Kavanaugh, and Barrett, JJ., joined. Gorsuch, J., filed a dissenting opinion.
2024-12-02
Argued. For petitioner: Yaira Dubin, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Lisa S. Blatt, Washington, D. C.
2024-10-31
Record received from the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. The record is electronic and is available on PACER.
2024-10-22
CIRCULATED
2024-10-21
Record requested from the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit.
2024-10-21
Reply of petitioner United States filed. (Distributed)
2024-10-18
SET FOR ARGUMENT on Monday, December 2, 2024.
2024-09-26
Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees filed.
2024-09-26
2024-09-26
Brief amicus curiae of The Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America filed.
2024-09-20
2024-09-19
2024-08-15
2024-08-15
Brief amici curiae of 23 States, et al. filed.
2024-08-15
Amicus brief of State of Oregon submitted.
2024-08-08
Joint appendix filed. (Statement of cost filed)
2024-08-08
Brief of petitioner United States filed.
2024-08-08
Joint appendix filed.
2024-08-08
Joint Appendix submitted.
2024-08-08
Brief of United States submitted.
2024-07-18
Motion to extend the time to file respondent's brief on the merits granted, and the time is extended to and including September 19, 2024.
2024-07-10
Motion for an extension of time to file respondent's brief on the merits filed.
2024-07-10
Motion of David L. Miller for an extension of time submitted.
2024-06-24
Petition GRANTED.
2024-06-17
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/20/2024.
2024-05-28
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/13/2024.
2024-05-28
Reply of petitioner United States filed. (Distributed)
2024-05-13
2024-03-14
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including May 13, 2024.
2024-03-13
Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 1, 2024 to May 13, 2024, submitted to The Clerk.
2024-02-21
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including April 1, 2024.
2024-02-20
Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 1, 2024 to April 1, 2024, submitted to The Clerk.
2024-01-29
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 1, 2024)
2023-12-19
Application (23A445) granted by Justice Gorsuch extending the time to file until January 29, 2024.
2023-12-18
Application (23A445) to extend further the time from January 2, 2024 to January 29, 2024, submitted to Justice Gorsuch.
2023-11-17
Application (23A445) granted by Justice Gorsuch extending the time to file until January 2, 2024.
2023-11-16
Application (23A445) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from November 30, 2023 to January 2, 2024, submitted to Justice Gorsuch.

Attorneys

David L. Miller
Lisa S. BlattWilliams & Connolly LLP, Respondent
Hon. Eugene Wedoff (Ret.), and Law Professors George Kuney, Bruce A. Markell, Lawrence Ponoroff, Ray Warner, Jack Williams and David Kuney
David R. KuneyDavid Kuney Law, Amicus
National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees
Richard Preston CookRichard P. Cook, PLLC, Amicus
National Creditors Bar Association
Brit Jan SuttellBarron & Newburger, P.C., Amicus
State of Oregon
Benjamin Noah GutmanOregon Department of Justice, Amicus
The Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America
Elaine Janet GoldenbergMunger, Tolles & Olson LLP, Amicus
United States
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Petitioner
Sarah M. HarrisActing Solicitor General, Petitioner