Decided

No. 14-103

Baker Botts L.L.P., et al. v. ASARCO LLC

from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

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Docket Entries

JUDGMENT ISSUED.

Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Thomas, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Scalia, Kennedy, and Alito, JJ., joined, and in which Sotomayor, J., joined as to all but Part III-B-2. Sotomayor, J., filed an opinion concurring in part and concurring in the judgment. Breyer, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Ginsburg and Kagan, JJ., joined.

Argued. For petitioners: Aaron Streett, Houston, Tex.; and Brian H. Fletcher, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondent: Jeffrey L. Oldham, Houston, Tex.

Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED.

Reply of petitioners Baker Botts, L.L.P., et al. filed. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of Professors Richard Aaron, et al. filed. (Distributed)

Brief of respondent ASARCO, L.L.C. filed. (Distributed)

Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.

CA5 Record received on two thumb drives, one is under seal.

CIRCULATED.

The record from U.S.C.A. 5th Circuit is located on PACER.

The record from U.S.D.C. Southern District of Texas is located on PACER.

Record requested from U.S.C.A. 5th Circuit.

SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Wednesday, February 25, 2015

Proposal from counsel for amicus curiae National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys to lodge a copy of the American Bankruptcy Institute National Report on Professional Compensation in Bankruptcy Cases (G. R. Warner, rep. 1991).

Brief amicus curiae of Neutral Fee Examiners in support of neither party filed.

Brief amici curiae of Committee on Bankruptcy and Corporate Reorganization of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York, et al. filed.

Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys filed.

Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.

Brief amici curiae of Bankruptcy Law Scholars filed.

Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Chapter Thirteen Trustees filed.

Brief amicus curiae of The State Bar of Texas Bankruptcy Law Section filed.

Brief amici curiae of Former Bankruptcy Judges Leif M. Clark and Judith K. Fitzgerald filed.

Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees filed.

Brief of petitioners Baker Botts, L.L.P., et al. filed.

Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner GRANTED.

Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioners Baker Botts, L.L.P., et al.

The time to file the joint appendix and petitioners' brief on the merits is extended to and including December 3, 2014.

The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including January 20, 2015.

Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the petitioners.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 29, 2014.

Reply of petitioners Baker Botts, L.L.P., et al. filed.

Brief amicus curiae of The State Bar of Texas Bankruptcy Law Section filed.

Brief amicus curiae of The Business Law Section of The Florida Bar filed.

Brief of respondent ASARCO, L.L.C. in opposition filed.

Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the petitioners.

Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 29, 2014)

Parties

Baker Botts L.L.P., et al., Petitioner, represented by Aaron M. Streett

ASARCO LLC, Respondent, represented by Jeffrey L. Oldham

Amici Curiae

Bankruptcy Law Scholars, Amicus Curiae, represented by Susan M. Freeman

Committee on Bankruptcy and Corporate Reorganization of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Christopher Landau

Former Bankruptcy Judges Leif M. Clark and Judith K. Fitzgerald, Amicus Curiae, represented by James Patrick Sullivan

National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees, Amicus Curiae, represented by Catherine Steege

National Association of Chapter Thirteen Trustees, Amicus Curiae, represented by Henry E. Hildebrand III.

National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys, Amicus Curiae, represented by David R. Kuney

Neutral Fee Examiners in support of neither party, Amicus Curiae, represented by Brady C. Williamson

Professors Richard Aaron, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Richard Lieb

The Business Law Section of The Florida Bar, Amicus Curiae, represented by Thomas R. McCarthy

The State Bar of Texas Bankruptcy Law Section, Amicus Curiae, represented by John P. Elwood

United States, Amicus Curiae, represented by Donald B. Verrilli Jr.

United States, Amicus Curiae, represented by Brian Halligan Fletcher

 
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