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John Robert Reichard, et ux. v. Russell A. Brown, Chapter 13 Trustee

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 20-15661 · judgment November 20, 2020

Certiorari denied · April 19, 2021
Pre-decision estimate: 3% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

Question presented

Whether the privacy protections due Chapter 13 bankruptcy debtors’ income tax returns pursuant to 11 U.S.C. §521(g)(2), and implemented by the Director of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts as §830 in the “Guide to Judiciary Policy,” can be denied such debtors by a local rule of bankruptcy procedure.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
David Eugene Allegrucci
Allegrucci Law Office, PLLC

For respondent
Russell A. Brown

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Apr 19 2021
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Mar 24 2021
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/16/2021.
  3. Mar 10 2021
    Brief of respondent Russell Brown, Chapter 13 Trustee, in opposition filed.
  4. Feb 02 2021
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 10, 2021)