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Joy Denby-Peterson v. NU2U Auto World, et al.
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, No. 18-3562 · judgment October 28, 2019
Certiorari denied · January 19, 2021
Pre-decision estimate: 11% cert probability (95% interval 7%–17%)
Before the decision, about 2.7× the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for counsel who has won certiorari before, a Third Circuit decision below, and a circuit split argued in the petition.
Question presented
Whether a creditor who maintains possession of property in which a bankruptcy estate has an interest violates the Bankruptcy Code’s automatic stay provision, 11 U.S.C. § 362(a), by refusing to return that property to the debtor or trustee upon receiving notice of the bankruptcy petition?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Daniel Roy Ortiz
For respondent
David A. Snyder
Proceedings
- Jan 19 2021Petition DENIED.
- Jan 14 2021DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/15/2021.
- May 26 2020DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/11/2020.
- Apr 16 2020Brief amicus curiae of Third Circuit Court-Appointed Amicus Curiae supporting neither party filed.
- Apr 10 2020Response Requested. (Due May 11, 2020)
- Apr 08 2020DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/24/2020.
- Feb 24 2020Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 27, 2020)
- Jan 17 2020Application (19A799) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until February 25, 2020.
- Jan 14 2020Application (19A799) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from January 26, 2020 to February 26, 2020, submitted to Justice Alito.