No. 22-18

Cuker Interactive, LLC v. Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2022-07-06
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
CVSGAmici (2)Relisted (2) Experienced Counsel
Tags: bankruptcy bankruptcy-procedure case-law choice-of-law circuit-split federal-courts federal-jurisdiction forum-state judicial-interpretation substantive-law
Key Terms:
Arbitration Privacy Jurisdiction
Latest Conference: 2023-03-24 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether federal courts must apply forum state or federal choice-of-law rules in bankruptcy cases

Question Presented (from Petition)

QUESTION PRESENTED Whether a federal court deciding a state-law issue in a bankruptcy case must apply the forum State’s choice-of-law rules or federal choice-of-law rules to determine what substantive law governs.

Docket Entries

2023-03-27
Petition DENIED.
2023-03-13
Supplemental brief of petitioner Cuker Interactive, LLC filed. (Distributed)
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2023-03-08
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/24/2023.
2023-02-17
Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.
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2022-12-23
Supplemental brief of petitioner Cuker Interactive, LLC filed.
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2022-12-02
Supplemental brief of respondent Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP filed.
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2022-10-03
The Solicitor General is invited to file a brief in this case expressing the views of the United States.
2022-08-31
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2022.
2022-08-25
Reply of petitioner Cuker Interactive, LLC filed.
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2022-08-15
Brief of respondent Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP in opposition filed.
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2022-08-05
Brief amici curiae of Professors of Law filed.
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2022-07-27
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including August 15, 2022.
2022-07-26
Motion to extend the time to file a response from August 5, 2022 to August 15, 2022, submitted to The Clerk.
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2022-06-30
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 5, 2022)
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2022-05-23
Application (21A748) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until June 30, 2022.
2022-05-18
Application (21A748) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from May 31, 2022 to June 30, 2022, submitted to Justice Kagan.
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Attorneys

Cuker Interactive, LLC
Misha Tseytlin — Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP, Petitioner
Misha Tseytlin — Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP, Petitioner
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP
Andrew Mark Troop — Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, Respondent
Andrew Mark Troop — Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, Respondent
Professors of Law
Frederick Richard Yarger — Wheeler Trigg O'Donnell LLP, Amicus
Frederick Richard Yarger — Wheeler Trigg O'Donnell LLP, Amicus
United States
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Solicitor General, Amicus
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Solicitor General, Amicus