No. 09-907
Title:
Jason M. Ransom, Petitioner
v.
FIA Card Services, N.A., fka MBNA America Bank, N.A.
Docketed:January 29, 2010
Lower Ct:United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
  Case Nos.:(08-15066)
  Decision Date:August 14, 2009
  Rehearing Denied:October 28, 2009
Questions Presented

~~~Date~~~ ~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Jan 25 2010 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 1, 2010)
Mar 1 2010 Brief of respondent MBNA, America Bank, N.A. in opposition filed.
Mar 16 2010 Reply of petitioner Jason M. Ransom filed. (Distributed)
Mar 17 2010 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of April 2, 2010.
Apr 12 2010 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of April 16, 2010.
Apr 19 2010 Petition GRANTED.
May 20 2010 The time within which to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including June 21, 2010.
May 20 2010 The time within which to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including August 6, 2010.
Jun 21 2010 Brief of petitioner Jason M. Ransom filed.
Jun 21 2010 Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed)
Jun 28 2010 Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys filed.
Jul 20 2010 CIRCULATED.
Jul 20 2010 SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Monday, October 4, 2010.
Jul 27 2010 Record received from U.S.C.A. for 9th Circuit. (1 envelope)
Aug 6 2010 Brief of respondent MBNA, America Bank, N.A. filed. (Distributed)
Aug 13 2010 Brief amicus curiae of the United States filed. (Distributed)
Aug 13 2010 Motion of the Acting Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.
Aug 13 2010 Brief amicus curiae of G. Eric Brunstad, Jr. filed. (Distributed)
Sep 7 2010 Reply of petitioner Jason M. Ransom filed. (Distributed)
Sep 28 2010 Motion of the Acting Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED.
Oct 4 2010 Argued. For petitioner: Christopher P. Burke, Las Vegas, Nev. For respondent: Deanne E. Maynard, Washington, D. C.; and Nicole A. Saharsky, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.)
Jan 11 2011 Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Kagan, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Kennedy, Thomas, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito, and Sotomayor, JJ., joined. Scalia, J., filed a dissenting opinion.
Feb 14 2011 JUDGMENT ISSUED.



~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   ~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioner:
Daniel Lucid 56 Village Parkway(310) 849-1498
    Counsel of RecordSanta Monica, CA  90405
dan@bestcases.org
Party name: Jason M. Ransom
 
Christopher Patrick Burke 218 S. Maryland Parkway (702)-385-7987
Las Vegas, NV  89101
atty@cburke.lvcoxmail.com
Party name: Jason M. Ransom
Attorneys for Respondent:
Deanne E. Maynard Morrison & Foerster LLP(202) 887-8740
    Counsel of Record2000 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC  20006
DMaynard@mofo.com
Party name: FIA Card Services, N.A., fka MBNA America Bank, N.A.
 
William Andrew McNeal 16 General Warren Blvd.(610)-644-7800
P.O. Box 3001
Malvern, PA  19355
wmcneal@becket-lee.com
Party name: FIA Card Services, N.A., fka MBNA America Bank, N.A.
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.
 
Neal Kumar Katyal Acting Solicitor General(202) 514-2217
United States Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC  20530-0001
SupremeCtBriefs@USDOJ
Party name: the United States
 
Jonathan S. Massey Massey & Gail, LLP(202) 652-4511
1325 G Street, NW, Suite 500
Washington, DC  20005
jmassey@masseygail.com
Party name: National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys
 
Nicole A. Saharsky Assistant to the Solicitor General(202)-514-2201
950 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
Department of Justice
Washington, DC  20530
Party name: Jason M. Ransom v. FIA Card Services, N.A., fka MBNA America Bank, N.A.