| No. 16-784 | |
| Title: | Merit Management Group, LP, Petitioner v. FTI Consulting, Inc. |
| Docketed: | December 20, 2016 |
| Linked with 16A492 | |
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit |
| Case Numbers: | (15-3388) |
| Decision Date: | July 28, 2016 |
| Rehearing Denied: | August 30, 2016 |
| Questions Presented | |
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
| Nov 14 2016 | Application (16A492) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from November 28, 2016 to December 19, 2016, submitted to Justice Kagan. |
| Nov 17 2016 | Application (16A492) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until December 19, 2016. |
| Dec 16 2016 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 19, 2017) |
| Jan 19 2017 | Brief of respondent FTI Consulting, Inc. in opposition filed. |
| Feb 03 2017 | Reply of petitioner Merit Management Group, LP filed. |
| Feb 08 2017 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of February 24, 2017. |
| Feb 22 2017 | Rescheduled. |
| Feb 27 2017 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of March 3, 2017. |
| Feb 27 2017 | Rescheduled. |
| Mar 13 2017 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of March 17, 2017. |
| Mar 13 2017 | Rescheduled. |
| Mar 20 2017 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of March 24, 2017. |
| Mar 20 2017 | Rescheduled. |
| Mar 27 2017 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of March 31, 2017. |
| Mar 28 2017 | Rescheduled. |
| Apr 10 2017 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of April 13, 2017. |
| Apr 17 2017 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of April 21, 2017. |
| Apr 24 2017 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of April 28, 2017. |
| May 01 2017 | Petition GRANTED. |
| Jun 05 2017 | The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including July 13, 2017. |
| Jun 05 2017 | The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including September 11, 2017. |
| Jun 22 2017 | Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs in support of either party or of neither party from counsel for the petitioner. |
| Jun 28 2017 | Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs in support of either party or of neither party received from counsel for the respondent. |
| Jul 13 2017 | Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed) |
| Jul 13 2017 | Brief of petitioner Merit Management Group, LP filed. |
| Jul 18 2017 | Brief amicus curiae of Opportunity Partners, L.P. filed. |
| Jul 20 2017 | Brief amici curiae of Various Former Tribune and Lyondell Shareholders filed. |
| Aug 31 2017 | SET FOR ARGUMENT on Monday, November 6, 2017 |
| Sep 07 2017 | CIRCULATED |
| Sep 11 2017 | Brief of respondent FTI Consulting, Inc. filed. (Distributed) |
| Sep 18 2017 | Brief amici curiae of Tribune Company Retirees and Noteholders filed. (Distributed) |
| Sep 18 2017 | Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees filed. (Distributed) |
| Sep 18 2017 | Brief amici curiae of Bankruptcy Law Professors Ralph Brubaker, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Oct 06 2017 | Reply of petitioner Merit Management Group, LP filed. (Distributed) |
| Nov 06 2017 | Argued. For petitioner: Brian C. Walsh, St. Louis, Mo. For respondent: Paul D. Clement, Washington, D. C. |
| Feb 27 2018 | Judgment is affirmed and case remanded. Sotomayor, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court. |
| Apr 02 2018 | JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
| NAME | ADDRESS | PHONE |
| Attorneys for Petitioner | ||
| Brian Christopher Walsh Counsel of Record | Bryan Cave LLP 211 N. Broadway, Suite 3600 St. Louis, MO 63102 brian.walsh@bryancave.com | 314-259-2000 |
| Party name: Merit Management Group, LP | ||
| Attorneys for Respondent | ||
| Paul D. Clement Counsel of Record | Kirkland & Ellis LLP 655 Fifteenth Street, NW Suite 700- 7th Floor Washington, DC 20005 paul.clement@kirkland.com | 202-879-5000 |
| Party name: FTI Consulting, Inc. | ||
| Barbara Whiten Balliette | Reid Collins & Tsai LLP 1301 S. Capital of Texas Hwy. Building C, Suite 300 Austin, TX 78746 bballeiette@rctlegal.com | (512) 647-6100 |
| Party name: FTI Consulting, Inc. | ||
| Other | ||
| Jerrold Joseph Ganzfried Counsel of Record | Ganzfried Law 5335 Wisconsin Avenue, NW Suite 440 Washington, DC 20015 JJG@ganzfriedlaw.com | (202) 486-2004 |
| Party name: Bankruptcy Law Professors Ralph Brubaker, et al. | ||
| Lawrence Saul Robbins Counsel of Record | Robbins, Russell, Englert, Orseck, Untereiner & Sauber, LLP 1801 K Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20006 lrobbins@robbinsrussell.com | (202) 775-4500 |
| Party name: Tribune Company Retirees and Noteholders | ||
| Bradford Jay Sandler Counsel of Record | Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones 10100 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 1300 Los Angeles, CA 90067 bsandler@pszjlaw.com | 310 277 6910 |
| Party name: National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees | ||
| Philip D. Anker | Wilmer, Cutler, Pickering, Hale and Dorr, LLP 7 World Trade Center New York, NY 10007 philip.anker@wilmerhale.com | (212) 230-8890 |
| Party name: Various Former Tribune and Lyondell Shareholders | ||
| Alan E. Golomb | 492 Bardini Drive Melville, NY 11747 aandp492@aol.com | (516) 509-0509 |
| Party name: Opportunity Partners, L.P. | ||