No. 14-116
Title:
Louis B. Bullard, Petitioner
v.
Blue Hills Bank, fka Hyde Park Savings Bank
Docketed:August 4, 2014
Lower Ct:United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
  Case Nos.:(13-9009)
  Decision Date:May 14, 2014
Questions Presented

~~~Date~~~ ~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Jul 30 2014 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 3, 2014)
Aug 18 2014 Waiver of right of respondent Carolyn A. Bankowski, Chapter 13 Trustee to respond filed.
Sep 10 2014 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 29, 2014.
Sep 17 2014 Response Requested . (Due October 17, 2014)
Oct 16 2014 Brief of respondent Hyde Park Savings Bank in opposition filed.
Nov 19 2014 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of December 5, 2014.
Dec 8 2014 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of December 12, 2014.
Dec 12 2014 Petition GRANTED.
Jan 15 2015 Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner Louis B. Bullard.
Jan 26 2015 Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner GRANTED.
Jan 26 2015 Brief of petitioner Louis B. Bullard filed.
Feb 1 2015 Brief amici curiae of National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys and Public Citizen, Inc. filed.
Feb 2 2015 SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Wednesday, April 1, 2015
Feb 2 2015 Brief amicus curiae of the United States filed.
Feb 2 2015 Brief amicus curiae of Bank of America, N.A. filed.
Feb 2 2015 Brief amicus curiae of G. Eric Brunstad, Jr. filed.
Feb 3 2015 Record requested from U.S.C.A. 1st Circuit.
Feb 12 2015 CIRCULATED
Feb 18 2015 Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.
Feb 20 2015 Record received from U.S. Bankruptcy Court Massachusetts Division is electronic.
Feb 23 2015 Record from U.S.C.A. 1st Circuit is electronic and located on PACER, with the exception of the one appendix enclosed in a envelope.
Feb 25 2015 Brief of respondent Blue Hills Bank, fka Hyde Park Savings Bank filed. (Distributed)
Mar 20 2015 Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED.
Mar 20 2015 Reply of petitioner Louis B. Bullard filed. (Distributed)
Apr 1 2015 Argued. For petitioner: James A. Feldman, Washington, D. C.; and Zachary D. Tripp, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondent: Douglas Hallward-Driemeier, Washington, D. C.
May 4 2015 Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Roberts, C. J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court.
Jun 5 2015 JUDGMENT ISSUED.



~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   ~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioner:
James A. Feldman University of Pennsylvania Law School(215) 746-2297
    Counsel of Record3501 Sansom Street
Philadelphia, PA  19104
wexfeld@gmail.com
Party name: Louis B. Bullard
Attorneys for Respondent:
Douglas Hallward-Driemeier Ropes & Gray LLP(202) 508-4776
    Counsel of Record700 12th Street, N.W., Suite 900
Washington, DC  20005
Douglas.Hallward-Driemeier@ropesgray.com
Party name: Blue Hills Bank, fka Hyde Park Savings Bank
 
Carolyn A. Bankowski Office of the Chapter 13 Trustee(617) 723-1313
98 N. Washington Street, 3rd Floor
Boston, MA  02114
cbankowski@ch13boston.com
Party name: Carolyn A. Bankowski, Chapter 13 Trustee
 
Andrew Edward Goloboy Dunbar Law PC617-244-3550
197 Portland Street, 5th Floor
Boston, MA  02114
goloboy@dunbarlawpc.com
Party name: Hyde Park Savings Bank
Other:
G. Eric Brunstad Jr. Dechert LLP(860) 524-3999
90 State House Square
Hartford, CT  06103
eric.brunstad@dechert.com
Party name: G. Eric Brunstad, Jr.
 
Danielle Spinelli Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP(202) 663-6000
1875 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC  20006
danielle.spinelli@wilmerhale.com
Party name: Bank of America, N.A.
 
Zachary D. Tripp Assistant to the Solicitor General(202) 514-2201
Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC  20543
zack.tripp@usdoj.gov
Party name: United States
 
Tara Twomey National Consumer Bankruptcy Rights Center(831) 229-0256
1501 The Alameda
San Jose, CA  95126
ttwomey@me.com
Party name: National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys and Public Citizen, Inc.
 
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: the United States