| No. 24-345 | |
| Title: | FS Credit Opportunities Corp., et al., Petitioners v. Saba Capital Master Fund, Ltd., et al. |
| Docketed: | September 26, 2024 |
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit |
| Case Numbers: | (23-8104, 24-79, 24-80, 24-82, 24-83, 24-116, 24-189) |
| Decision Date: | June 26, 2024 |
| Questions Presented | |
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
| Sep 24 2024 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 28, 2024) |
| PetitionAppendixCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Oct 11 2024 | Letter from counsel for BlackRock ESG Capital Allocation Term Trust and BlackRock Municipal Income Fund submitted pursuant to Rule 12.6 filed. |
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| Oct 28 2024 | Brief amicus curiae of The Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America filed. |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of ServiceProof of Service | |
| Oct 28 2024 | Brief amici curiae of Investment Company Institute, et al. filed. |
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| Nov 06 2024 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/22/2024. |
| Nov 08 2024 | Response Requested. (Due December 9, 2024) |
| Nov 13 2024 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from December 9, 2024 to January 8, 2025, submitted to The Clerk. |
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| Nov 18 2024 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted in part and the time is extended to and including December 17, 2024. |
| Dec 17 2024 | Brief of respondents Saba Capital Master Fund, Ltd., et al. in opposition filed. |
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| Dec 19 2024 | Waiver of the 14-day waiting period for the distribution of the petition pursuant to Rule 15.5 filed by petitioners. |
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| Dec 23 2024 | Reply of petitioners FS Credit Opportunities Corp., et al. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Dec 24 2024 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/10/2025. |
| Jan 13 2025 | The Solicitor General is invited to file a brief in this case expressing the views of the United States. |
| May 22 2025 | Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. |
| Main DocumentProof of Service | |
| Jun 09 2025 | Supplemental brief of respondents Saba Capital Master Fund, Ltd., et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Jun 10 2025 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/26/2025. |
| Jun 11 2025 | Supplemental brief of petitioners FS Credit Opportunities Corp., et al. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Jun 30 2025 | Petition GRANTED. |
| Jul 03 2025 | Motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed. |
| Main Document | |
| Jul 16 2025 | Motion to extend the time to file the briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioners' brief on the merits is extended to and including August 27, 2025. The time to file respondents' brief on the merits is extended to and including October 9, 2025. |
| NAME | ADDRESS | PHONE |
| Attorneys for Petitioners | ||
| Shay Dvoretzky Counsel of Record | Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP 1440 New York Ave., NW Washington, DC 20005 SHAY.DVORETZKY@SKADDEN.COM | 202-371-7000 |
| Party name: FS Credit Opportunities Corp. | ||
| Attorneys for Respondents | ||
| Michael Julian Gottlieb Counsel of Record | Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP 1875 K Street NW Washington, DC 20006 MGOTTLIEB@WILLKIE.COM | 2023031442 |
| Party name: BlackRock ESG Capital Allocation Term Trust and BlackRock Municipal Income Fund | ||
| Mark Paul Musico Counsel of Record | Susman Godfrey L.L.P. One Manhattan West 50th Floor New York, NY 10001 mmusico@susmangodfrey.com | 212-336-8330 |
| Party name: Saba Capital Master Fund, Ltd. | ||
| Other | ||
| D. John Sauer Counsel of Record | Solicitor General United States Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, D 20530-0001 SUPREMECTBRIEFS@USDOJ.GOV | 202-514-2217 |
| Party name: United States | ||
| Gregory George Garre Counsel of Record | Latham & Watkins LLP 555 Eleventh Street, NW Suite 1000 Washington, DC 20004 GREGORY.GARRE@LW.COM | 202-637-2207 |
| Party name: The Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America | ||
| Douglas Harry Hallward-Driemeier Counsel of Record | Ropes & Gray, LLP 2099 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20006-6807 DOUGLAS.HALLWARD-DRIEMEIER@ROPESGRAY.COM | 202-508-4600 |
| Party name: The Investment Company Institute and The Asset Management Group of the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association | ||