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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: 15% cert probability (95% interval 9%–24%)

Before the decision, about 3.7× the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a circuit split argued in the petition, a Second Circuit decision below, and a petition citing three to ten dissents.

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

Subject area
Economic Activity (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)

Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences

Order
Order list, March 8, 2021 · Certiorari denied

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)