No. 14-103
Title:
Baker Botts L.L.P., et al., Petitioners
v.
ASARCO LLC
Docketed:July 30, 2014
Lower Ct:United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
  Case Nos.:(12-40997, 12-40998, 13-40409)
  Decision Date:April 30, 2014
Questions Presented

~~~Date~~~ ~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Jul 29 2014 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 29, 2014)
Jul 31 2014 Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the petitioners.
Aug 15 2014 Brief of respondent ASARCO, L.L.C. in opposition filed.
Aug 29 2014 Brief amicus curiae of The State Bar of Texas Bankruptcy Law Section filed.
Aug 29 2014 Brief amicus curiae of The Business Law Section of The Florida Bar filed.
Sep 2 2014 Reply of petitioners Baker Botts, L.L.P., et al. filed.
Sep 3 2014 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 29, 2014.
Oct 2 2014 Petition GRANTED.
Oct 8 2014 Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the petitioners.
Oct 22 2014 The time to file the joint appendix and petitioners' brief on the merits is extended to and including December 3, 2014.
Oct 22 2014 The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including January 20, 2015.
Nov 10 2014 Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioners Baker Botts, L.L.P., et al.
Nov 17 2014 Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner GRANTED.
Dec 3 2014 Brief of petitioners Baker Botts, L.L.P., et al. filed.
Dec 8 2014 Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees filed.
Dec 10 2014 Brief amicus curiae of Neutral Fee Examiners in support of neither party filed.
Dec 10 2014 Brief amici curiae of Committee on Bankruptcy and Corporate Reorganization of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York, et al. filed.
Dec 10 2014 Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys filed.
Dec 10 2014 Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.
Dec 10 2014 Proposal from counsel for amicus curiae National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys to lodge a copy of the American Bankruptcy Institute National Report on Professional Compensation in Bankruptcy Cases (G. R. Warner, rep. 1991).
Dec 10 2014 Brief amici curiae of Bankruptcy Law Scholars filed.
Dec 10 2014 Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Chapter Thirteen Trustees filed.
Dec 10 2014 Brief amicus curiae of The State Bar of Texas Bankruptcy Law Section filed.
Dec 10 2014 Brief amici curiae of Former Bankruptcy Judges Leif M. Clark and Judith K. Fitzgerald filed.
Dec 22 2014 SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Wednesday, February 25, 2015
Dec 22 2014 Record requested from U.S.C.A. 5th Circuit.
Dec 29 2014 The record from U.S.C.A. 5th Circuit is located on PACER.
Dec 29 2014 The record from U.S.D.C. Southern District of Texas is located on PACER.
Jan 7 2015 CIRCULATED.
Jan 8 2015 CA5 Record received on two thumb drives, one is under seal.
Jan 14 2015 Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.
Jan 20 2015 Brief of respondent ASARCO, L.L.C. filed. (Distributed)
Jan 21 2015 Brief amici curiae of Professors Richard Aaron, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Feb 13 2015 Reply of petitioners Baker Botts, L.L.P., et al. filed. (Distributed)
Feb 20 2015 Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED.
Feb 25 2015 Argued. For petitioners: Aaron Streett, Houston, Tex.; and Brian H. Fletcher, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondent: Jeffrey L. Oldham, Houston, Tex.
Jun 15 2015 Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Thomas, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Scalia, Kennedy, and Alito, JJ., joined, and in which Sotomayor, J., joined as to all but Part III-B-2. Sotomayor, J., filed an opinion concurring in part and concurring in the judgment. Breyer, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Ginsburg and Kagan, JJ., joined.
Jul 10 2015 JUDGMENT ISSUED.



~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   ~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioners:
Aaron M. Streett Baker Botts L.L.P.(713) 229-1234
    Counsel of Record910 Louisiana Street
Houston, TX  77002-4995
aaron.streett@bakerbotts.com
Party name: Baker Botts L.L.P., et al.
Attorneys for Respondent:
Jeffrey L. Oldham Bracewell & Giuliani LLP(713)-221-1225
    Counsel of Record711 Louisiana Street, Suite 2300
Houston, TX  77002
jeff.oldham@bgllp.com
Party name: ASARCO LLC
Other:
John P. Elwood Vinson & Elkins LLP(202) 639-6500
2200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Suite 500 West
Washington, DC  20037
jelwood@velaw.com
Party name: The State Bar of Texas Bankruptcy Law Section
 
Brian Halligan Fletcher 950 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Room 5619 202-514-3344
Washington, DC  20530
Brian.Fletcher@usdoj.gov
Party name: United States
 
Susan M. Freeman Lewis Roca Rothgerber LLP(602) 262-5756
201 E. Washington St., Suite 1200
Phoenix, AZ  85004
SFreeman@LRRLaw.com
Party name: Bankruptcy Law Scholars
 
Henry E. Hildebrand III. Chapter 13 Standing Trustee(615) 244-1101
P.O. Box 340019
Nashville, TN  37203-0019
hank@ch13bna.com
Party name: National Association of Chapter Thirteen Trustees
 
David R. Kuney 1501 K Street NW (202)-736-8650
Washington, DC  20005
dkuney@sidley.com
Party name: National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys
 
Christopher Landau Kirkland & Ellis LLP(202) 879-5000
655 Fifteenth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC  20005
clandau@kirkland.com
Party name: Committee on Bankruptcy and Corporate Reorganization of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York, et al.
 
Richard Lieb Research Professor of Law(212) 479-6020
St. John's University School of Law
8000 Utopia Parkway
Jamaica, NY  11439
llm@stjohns.edu
Party name: Professors Richard Aaron, et al.
 
Thomas R. McCarthy Wiley Rein LLP(202)-719-7476
1776 K St., NW
Washington, DC  20006
tmccarthy@wileyrein.com
Party name: The Business Law Section of The Florida Bar
 
Catherine Steege Jenner & Block, LLP(312) 222-9350
353 N. Clark Street
Chicago, IL  60654
csteege@jenner.com
Party name: National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees
 
James Patrick Sullivan King & Spalding LLP(512) 457-2014
401 Congress, Suite 3200
Austin, TX  78701
jsullivan@KSLAW.com
Party name: Former Bankruptcy Judges Leif M. Clark and Judith K. Fitzgerald
 
Donald B. Verrilli Jr. Solicitor General(202) 514-2217
United States Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC  20530-0001
SupremeCtBriefs@USDOJ.gov
Party name: United States
 
Brady C. Williamson Godfrey & Kahn SC(608) 257-3911
One East Main St., Suite 500
Madison, WI  53703
Party name: Neutral Fee Examiners in support of neither party