Office of the United States Trustee v. John Q. Hammons Fall 2006, LLC

Docket No.	Op. Below	Argument	Opinion	Vote	Author	Term
22-1238	10th Cir.	Jan 9, 2024	Jun 14, 2024	6-3	Jackson	OT 2023

Holding: Prospective parity " i.e., requiring equal fees for otherwise identical Chapter 11 debtors going forward " is the appropriate remedy for the short-lived and small disparity created by the fee statute held unconstitutional in Siegel v. Fitzgerald.

Judgment: Reversed and remanded, 6-3, in an opinion by Justice Jackson on June 14, 2024. Justice Gorsuch filed a dissenting opinion, in which Justices Thomas and Barrett joined.

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Date	Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
06/23/2023	Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 24, 2023)
07/24/2023	Brief of respondents John Q. Hammons Fall 2006, LLC, et al. in opposition filed.
08/09/2023	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/26/2023.
08/09/2023	Reply of petitioner Office of the United States Trustee filed. (Distributed)
09/29/2023	Petition GRANTED.
10/17/2023	Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner Office of the United States Trustee.
11/06/2023	Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner GRANTED.
11/09/2023	Brief of petitioner filed.
11/17/2023	Record requested from the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit.
11/17/2023	SET FOR ARGUMENT on Tuesday, January 9, 2024.
11/17/2023	Record received from the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. The record is electronic and is available on PACER.
11/20/2023	Brief amicus curiae of Institute for Professionals in Taxation in support of neither party filed.
11/30/2023	CIRCULATED
12/11/2023	Brief of respondents John Q. Hammons Fall 2006, LLC, et al. filed. (Distributed)
12/15/2023	Brief amici curiae of Acadiana Management Group, et al. filed. (Distributed)
12/18/2023	Brief amicus curiae of MF Global Holdings LTD filed. (Distributed)
12/18/2023	Brief amicus curiae of USA Sales, Inc. filed. (Distributed)
12/18/2023	Brief amici curiae of Former Bankruptcy Judges filed. (Distributed)
12/18/2023	Brief amicus curiae of The Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America filed. (Distributed)
12/28/2023	Reply of petitioner Office of the United States Trustee filed. (Distributed)
01/09/2024	Argued. For petitioner: Masha G. Hansford, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondents: Daniel L. Geyser, Dallas, Tex.
06/14/2024	Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Jackson, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Alito, Sotomayor, Kagan, and Kavanaugh, JJ., joined. Gorsuch, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Thomas and Barrett, JJ., joined.
07/16/2024	Judgment Issued.