Ambac Assurance Corp. v. Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico
Petition for certiorari denied on January 13, 2020
Linked with:
Issue: (1) Whether 11 U.S.C. § 904 and 48 U.S.C. § 2165 prohibit a bankruptcy court from enforcing the provisions of the Bankruptcy Code against municipal debtors; and (2) whether 11 U.S.C. § 922(d)"which creates an exception to the automatic stay of debt-enforcement actions during the pendency of a bankruptcy proceeding for the "application of pledged special revenues""mandates that there is no automatic stay of debt-enforcement actions with respect to special revenues.
SCOTUSblog Coverage
- Petitions of the week (Andrew Hamm, December 13, 2019)
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| 09/23/2019 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 24, 2019) |
| 09/30/2019 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 24, 2019 to November 25, 2019, submitted to The Clerk. |
| 10/02/2019 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including November 25, 2019. |
| 10/21/2019 | Waiver of right of respondent Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors to respond filed. |
| 10/24/2019 | Brief amicus curiae of Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association filed. |
| 11/25/2019 | Brief of respondents Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico, et al. in opposition filed. |
| 12/11/2019 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/10/2020. |
| 12/11/2019 | Reply of petitioner Ambac Assurance Corporation filed. |
| 01/13/2020 | Petition DENIED. |