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GE Capital Retail Bank v. Nyree Belton

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, No. 19-648 · judgment June 16, 2020

Certiorari denied · March 8, 2021
Pre-decision estimate: 12% cert probability (95% interval 8%–17%)

Before the decision, about 2.9× the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a Second Circuit decision below, a circuit split argued in the petition, and a dissent in the court below (flagged in the petition).

Question presented

Whether provisions of the Bankruptcy Code providing for a statutorily enforceable discharge of a debtor’s debts impliedly repeal the Federal Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C. § 1 et seq.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Matthew S. Hellman
Jenner & Block LLP

For respondent
George Fortune Carpinello
BOIES SCHILLER FLEXNER LLP

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences

Proceedings

  1. Mar 08 2021
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Feb 17 2021
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/5/2021.
  3. Feb 17 2021
    Reply of petitioner GE Capital Retail Bank filed. (Distributed)
  4. Feb 03 2021
    Brief of respondents Nyree Belton; Kimberly Bruce in opposition filed.
  5. Jan 04 2021
    Response Requested. (Due February 3, 2021)
  6. Dec 02 2020
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/8/2021.
  7. Nov 24 2020
    Waiver of right of respondent Nyree Belton; Kimberly Bruce to respond filed.
  8. Nov 13 2020
    Brief of respondents Citigroup Inc. and Citibank, N.A. in support filed.
  9. Oct 09 2020
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 13, 2020)