Argued. For petitioner: Masha G. Hansford, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondents: Daniel L. Geyser, Dallas, Tex.

Reply of petitioner Office of the United States Trustee filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of The Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America filed. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of Former Bankruptcy Judges filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of USA Sales, Inc. filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of MF Global Holdings LTD filed. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of Acadiana Management Group, et al. filed. (Distributed)

Brief of respondents John Q. Hammons Fall 2006, LLC, et al. filed. (Distributed)

CIRCULATED

Brief amicus curiae of Institute for Professionals in Taxation in support of neither party filed.

Record received from the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. The record is electronic and is available on PACER.

SET FOR ARGUMENT on Tuesday, January 9, 2024.

Record requested from the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit.

Brief of petitioner filed.

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

Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner Office of the United States Trustee.

Petition GRANTED.

Reply of petitioner Office of the United States Trustee filed. (Distributed)

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/26/2023.

Brief of respondents John Q. Hammons Fall 2006, LLC, et al. in opposition filed.

Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 24, 2023)

Office of the United States Trustee, Petitioner, represented by Elizabeth B. Prelogar

John Q. Hammons Fall 2006, LLC, et al., Respondent, represented by Daniel L. Geyser

John Q. Hammons Fall 2006, LLC, et al., Respondent, represented by Nicholas Jay Zluticky

Acadiana Management Group, LLC, Amicus Curiae, represented by Heather Michelle Mathews

Acadiana Management Group, LLC, Amicus Curiae, represented by Bradley Loy Drell

FORMER BANKRUPTCY JUDGES, Amicus Curiae, represented by Roy T. Englert Jr.

Institute for Professionals in Taxation, Amicus Curiae, represented by Kyle Oliver Sollie

MF Global Holdings LTD, Amicus Curiae, represented by Christopher John DiPompeo

The Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, Amicus Curiae, represented by Steven Paul Lehotsky

USA Sales, Inc., Amicus Curiae, represented by A. Lavar Taylor