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

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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Date	Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
02/13/2023	Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 20, 2023) (Corrected appendix uploaded February 21, 2023)
03/20/2023	Brief of respondents OpCo Noteholders, et al. in opposition filed.
03/20/2023	Brief of respondents Ad Hoc Committee of OpCo Unsecured Creditors in opposition filed.
04/05/2023	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/21/2023.
04/05/2023	Reply of petitioners Ultra Petroleum Corporation, et al. filed. (Distributed)
04/12/2023	Rescheduled.
05/02/2023	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/18/2023.
05/22/2023	Petition DENIED.