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Susan M. Boltz-Rubinstein v. Bank of America, N.A.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, No. 21-1232 · judgment February 14, 2022


Certiorari denied · October 3, 2022
Pre-decision estimate: 3% cert probability

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

Questions presented

  1. The first question presented is whether in an uncontested stay violation in a core proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code’s automatic stay, 11 U.S.C § 362, a purported agency relationship between a lift stay beneficiary and a mortgage servicer will be recognized as a defense to a stay violation where a contractual right to control belongs to a third party.

  2. Whether a temporal limitation on damages applies under the Bankruptcy Code’s automatic stay, 11 U.S.C. § 362.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Eran Rubinstein
The Law Office of Eran Rubinstein

For respondent
James W. McGarry
Goodwin Procter, LLP

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Oct 03 2022
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Jul 27 2022
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2022.
  3. Jul 12 2022
    Waiver of right of respondent Bank of America, N.A. to respond filed.
  4. Jun 28 2022
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 1, 2022)