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Buchwald Capital Advisors LLC, Litigation Trustee to the Greektown Litigation Trust v. Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, No. 18-1165, 18-1166 · judgment February 26, 2019

Dismissed · April 2, 2020
Pre-decision estimate: 51% cert probability (95% interval 35%–67%)

Before the decision, about 12.3× the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a petition filed soon after the judgment below, a circuit split argued in the petition, and a petition citing three to ten dissents.

Question presented

Whether the Bankruptcy Code abrogates the sovereign immunity of Indian tribes.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Michael K. Kellogg
Kellogg, Hansen, Todd, Figel & Frederick, P.L.L.C.

For respondent
Matthew C. Blickensderfer
Frost Brown Todd LLC

Case

Conference history
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Proceedings

  1. Apr 02 2020
    Petition Dismissed - Rule 46.
  2. Mar 27 2020
    Agreed stipulation to dismiss the petition for a writ of certiorari pursuant to Rule 46.1 filed.
  3. Mar 18 2020
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including April 2, 2020.
  4. Mar 17 2020
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 19, 2020 to April 2, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
  5. Feb 12 2020
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including March 19, 2020.
  6. Feb 10 2020
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from February 18, 2020 to March 19, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
  7. Dec 16 2019
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including February 18, 2020. See Rule 30.1.
  8. Dec 12 2019
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from December 18, 2019 to February 17, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
  9. Nov 18 2019
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including December 18, 2019.
  10. Nov 14 2019
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 18, 2019 to December 18, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
  11. Oct 11 2019
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including November 18, 2019.
  12. Oct 09 2019
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 18, 2019 to November 18, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
  13. Aug 15 2019
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including October 18, 2019.
  14. Aug 13 2019
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from August 19, 2019 to October 18, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
  15. Jul 18 2019
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including August 19, 2019.
  16. Jul 16 2019
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from July 19, 2018 to August 19, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
  17. Jun 14 2019
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including July 19, 2019.
  18. Jun 12 2019
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from June 19, 2019 to July 19, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
  19. May 10 2019
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including June 19, 2019.
  20. May 07 2019
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from May 20, 2019 to June 19, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
  21. Apr 02 2019
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including May 20, 2019.
  22. Mar 29 2019
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 19, 2019 to May 20, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
  23. Mar 18 2019
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 19, 2019)