No. 21-908
 
Title: Kate Marie Bartenwerfer, Petitioner
v.
Kieran Buckley
Docketed: December 21, 2021
Lower Ct: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
   Case Numbers: (20-60021, 20-60023, 20-60024)
   Decision Date: August 12, 2021
   Rehearing Denied: September 24, 2021
Questions Presented
 
Proceedings and Orders
Dec 17 2021 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 20, 2022)
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Dec 23 2021 Waiver of right of respondent Kieran Buckley to respond filed.
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Jan 12 2022 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/18/2022.
Jan 19 2022 Response Requested. (Due February 18, 2022)
Jan 21 2022 Motion to extend the time to file a response from February 18, 2022 to March 21, 2022, submitted to The Clerk.
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Feb 01 2022 Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including March 21, 2022.
Mar 21 2022 Brief of respondent Kieran Buckley in opposition filed.
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Apr 06 2022 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/22/2022.
Apr 25 2022 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/29/2022.
May 02 2022 Petition GRANTED.
May 17 2022 Motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed.
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Jun 01 2022 Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, Kieran Buckley
Blanket Consent
Jun 01 2022 Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Kate Bartenwerfer
Blanket Consent
Jun 07 2022 Motion to extend the time to file the briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including July 19, 2022. The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including September 22, 2022.
Jul 19 2022 Brief of petitioner Kate Bartenwerfer filed.
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Jul 19 2022 Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed)
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Jul 21 2022 Brief amici curiae of The Hon. Judith Fitzgerald (Ret.), et al. filed.
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Jul 26 2022 Brief amici curiae of National Consumer Bankruptcy Rights Center, et al. filed.
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Jul 26 2022 Brief amicus curiae of Robert E. Zuckerman filed.
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Jul 26 2022 Brief amici curiae of Law Professors filed.
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Sep 22 2022 Brief of respondent Kieran Buckley filed.
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Sep 29 2022 Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.
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Sep 29 2022 Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae, for divided argument, and for enlargement of time for oral argument filed.
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Sep 29 2022 Brief amici curiae of Professors Lawrence Ponoroff, et al. filed.
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Oct 11 2022 Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae, for divided argument, and for enlargement of time for oral argument GRANTED.
Oct 18 2022 SET FOR ARGUMENT on Tuesday, December 6, 2022.
Oct 24 2022 Reply of petitioner Kate Bartenwerfer filed.
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Oct 25 2022 CIRCULATED.
Oct 28 2022 Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 9th Circuit.
Nov 01 2022 Record received from the U.S.C.A. 9th Circuit. The record is available on PACER.
Dec 06 2022 Argued. For petitioner: Sarah M. Harris, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Zachary D. Tripp, Washington, D. C.; and Erica L. Ross, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.)
Feb 22 2023 Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Barrett, J., filed an opinion for a unanimous Court. Sotomayor, J., filed a concurring opinion, in which Jackson, J., joined.
Mar 27 2023 Judgment issued.
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Attorneys
Attorneys for Petitioners
Lisa S. Blatt
Counsel of Record
Williams & Connolly LLP
680 Maine Avenue SW
Washington, DC 20024

lblatt@wc.com
Ph: 202-434-5050
Party name: Kate Bartenwerfer


Sarah Michelle Harris
Williams & Connolly LLP
680 Maine Avenue SW
Washington, DC 20024

sharris@wc.com
Ph: 202-434-5599
Party name: Kate Bartenwerfer


Iain Angus Macdonald
Macdonald\Fernandez LLP
221 Sansome Street, 3rd Floor
San Francisco, CA 94104

iMac@macfern.com
Ph: (415) 362-0449
Party name: Kate Bartenwerfer


Attorneys for Respondents
Zachary D. Tripp
Counsel of Record
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
2001 M Street NW
Washington, DC 20036

zack.tripp@weil.com
Ph: 202-682-7220
Party name: Kieran Buckley


Janet Marie Brayer
Law Offices of Janet Brayer
P.O. Box 954
Moss Beach, CA 94038

janet@brayer.net
Ph: 415-286-4400
Party name: Kieran Buckley


Other Attorneys
Kathryn M. Davis
Counsel of Record
Law Office of Kathryn M. Davis
530 S. Lake Ave.
No. 425
Pasadena, CA 91101

kathryn.davis@kmdavislaw.com
Ph: 2132200846
Party name: Robert E. Zuckerman


Elaine Janet Goldenberg
Counsel of Record
Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP
601 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Suite 500E
Washington, DC 20001-5369

elaine.goldenberg@mto.com
Ph: 202-220-1114
Party name: Professors Lawrence Ponoroff and Rafael I. Pardo


David R. Kuney
Counsel of Record
David Kuney Law
9200 Cambridge Manor Court
Potomac, MD 20854

davidkuney@dkuney.com
Ph: 301-299-4336
Party name: The Hon. Judith Fitzgerald (Ret.),, et al.


Peter Vincent Marchetti
Counsel of Record
Thurgood Marshall School of Law
3100 Cleburne Street
Houston, TX 77004

peter_marchetti@hotmail.com
Ph: (617) 270-3143
Party name: Law Professors


Elizabeth B. Prelogar
Solicitor General
United States Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20530-0001

SUPREMECTBRIEFS@USDOJ.GOV
Ph: 202-514-2217
Party name: United States


Jacob Thomas Spencer
Counsel of Record
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
1050 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20036

JSPENCER@GIBSONDUNN.COM
Ph: (202) 887-3792
Party name: National Consumer Bankruptcy Rights Center and Professor Angela K. Littwin