Michigan Workers’ Compensation Agency v. Ace American Insurance Co.
Petition for certiorari denied on June 25, 2012
Issue: (1) Whether a bankruptcy court"s exercise of its in rem jurisdiction categorically abrogates state sovereign immunity, regardless of the governmental unit"s role in the particular bankruptcy proceeding; and (2) whether the Bankruptcy Code"s abrogation of sovereign immunity extends to a state-law statutory claim that does not involve the discharged debtor.
SCOTUSblog Coverage
- Petition of the day (Matthew Bush, May 26, 2012)
Briefs and Documents
Certiorari-stage documents
- Opinion below (2d Cir.)
- Petition for certiorari
- Brief of respondent insurers in opposition
- Brief of respondent DPH Holdings Corp. in opposition
- Reply of petitioners
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