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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: 10% cert probability (95% interval 6%–16%)

Before the decision, about 2.4× the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a petition filed soon after the judgment below, a Sixth Circuit decision below, and a business petitioner.

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)