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VSHPHH Trust v. United States, et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, No. 23-1338 · judgment February 5, 2024


Certiorari denied · June 24, 2024
Pre-decision estimate: 4% cert probability

Before the decision, roughly the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a Third Circuit decision below, a petition filed soon after the judgment below, and counsel who has filed here before.

Question presented

Did the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit err in concluding that a trustee of a trust established for the benefit of third parties can be a nominee for purposes of satisfying a debtor’s obligations in an instance where the assets transferred to that trust were not transferred by, on behalf of, or otherwise for the benefit of the debtor?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
John Mooshegh Hanamirian
Hanamirian Law Firm, P.C.

For respondent
Elizabeth B. Prelogar
Solicitor General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Jun 24 2024
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Jun 04 2024
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/20/2024.
  3. May 06 2024
    Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
  4. May 01 2024
    Letter pursuant to Rule 12.6 from counsel for petitioner regarding respondents Pachava Asset Trust and Vapacha LLC filed.
  5. Apr 25 2024
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 29, 2024)