Director of the Department of Revenue of Montana v. Department of the Treasury
Petition for certiorari denied on May 28, 2013
Issue: (1) Whether the federal savings bond statute and regulations impliedly preempt longstanding state unclaimed property laws, where the statute and regulations are wholly silent on the treatment of unclaimed bonds and where Congress has expressly preempted state unclaimed property laws in numerous other contexts; and (2) whether application of state unclaimed property laws to unclaimed U.S. savings bonds owned by state residents violates the intergovernmental immunity doctrine, where these laws reflect the states’ exercise of constitutionally reserved escheat power.
| Date | Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding) |
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| Dec 3 2012 | Application (12A569) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from December 26, 2012 to January 23, 2013, submitted to Justice Alito. |
| Dec 5 2012 | Application (12A569) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until January 23, 2013. |
| Jan 23 2013 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 25, 2013) |
| Feb 20 2013 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including March 27, 2013. |
| Feb 25 2013 | Brief amici curiae of Kentucky, et al. filed. |
| Mar 26 2013 | Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including April 26, 2013. |
| Apr 26 2013 | Brief of respondents Department of the Treasury, et al. in opposition filed. |
| May 6 2013 | Reply of petitioners Director of the Department of Revenue of Montana, et al. filed. |
| May 7 2013 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 23, 2013. |
| May 28 2013 | Petition DENIED. |
