Yeatman v. Hyland

Petition for certiorari denied on April 17, 2023

Docket No.	Op. Below	Argument	Opinion	Vote	Author	Term
22-566	2nd Cir.	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	OT 2022

Issue: Whether, or in what circumstances, a court may approve a settlement as "fair, reasonable, and adequate" under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(e) or certify a class under Rule 23(b) when it pays a cy pres award to third parties from the settlement fund.

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Date	Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
12/16/2022	Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 19, 2023)
01/06/2023	Brief of respondent Richard Estle Carson III in support filed.
01/10/2023	Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 19, 2023 to February 21, 2023, submitted to The Clerk.
01/11/2023	Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including February 21, 2023, for all respondents.
01/17/2023	Brief amicus curiae of Manhattan Institute filed (also in 22-554). VIDED.
01/17/2023	Brief amici curiae of Montana, et al. filed.
01/18/2023	Brief amicus curiae of Center for American Liberty filed.
02/03/2023	Motion to extend the time to file a response from February 21, 2023 to March 10, 2023, submitted to The Clerk.
02/06/2023	Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including March 10, 2023, for all respondents.
03/10/2023	Brief of respondents Kathryn Hyland, et al. in opposition filed. VIDED.
03/10/2023	Brief of respondents Navient Corporation and Navient Solutions, LLC in opposition filed. VIDED.
03/28/2023	Reply of petitioner William Yeatman filed. (Distributed)
03/29/2023	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/14/2023.
04/17/2023	Petition DENIED.