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Ultra Petroleum Corporation v. Ad Hoc Committee of OpCo Unsecured Creditors

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Petition for certiorari denied on May 22, 2023
Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
22-772 5th Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2022

Issue: Whether an unwritten “solvent-debtor exception” overrides the Bankruptcy Code’s statutory text and allows creditors in solvent-debtor cases to recover amounts that the code disallows.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
Feb 13 2023Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 20, 2023) (Corrected appendix uploaded February 21, 2023)
Mar 20 2023Brief of respondents OpCo Noteholders, et al. in opposition filed.
Mar 20 2023Brief of respondents Ad Hoc Committee of OpCo Unsecured Creditors in opposition filed.
Apr 05 2023DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/21/2023.
Apr 05 2023Reply of petitioners Ultra Petroleum Corporation, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Apr 12 2023Rescheduled.
May 02 2023DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/18/2023.
May 22 2023Petition DENIED.