No. 22-561

Larry J. Winget, et al. v. Alter Domus, LLC

Lower Court: Sixth Circuit
Docketed: 2022-12-19
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Amici (1)Response Waived Experienced Counsel
Tags: article-iii civil-procedure creditor-rights due-process federal-jurisdiction fraudulent-transfer jurisdiction revocable-trust sixth-circuit standing trust-law will-substitute-trust
Key Terms:
ERISA Privacy JusticiabilityDoctri Jurisdiction
Latest Conference: 2023-01-20
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a federal court has jurisdiction to annul a revocable, will-substitute trust and replace it with an irrevocable trust

Question Presented (from Petition)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. Whether a federal court has jurisdiction to annul a revocable, will-substitute trust and replace it with an irrevocable trust. 2. Whether a revocable, will-substitute trust is a separate legal person capable of participating in a fraudulent transfer. 3. Whether the Sixth Circuit’s unfettered discretion to refuse to publish a decision violates Article III of the Constitution.

Docket Entries

2023-01-23
Petition DENIED
2023-01-23
Petition DENIED.
2023-01-13
Amicus brief of Members of the Trust and Estate Planning Bar in Michigan submitted.
2023-01-13
Brief amicus curiae of Members of the Trust and Estate Planning Bar in Michigan filed. (Distributed)
2023-01-04
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/20/2023.
2022-12-23
Waiver of right of respondent Alter Domus, LLC to respond filed.
2022-12-15
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 18, 2023)
2022-11-07
Application (22A402) granted by Justice Kavanaugh extending the time to file until December 15, 2022.
2022-11-03
Application (22A402) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from November 15, 2022 to December 15, 2022, submitted to Justice Kavanaugh.

Attorneys

Alter Domus, LLC
James W. DucayetSidley Austin, LLP, Respondent
James W. DucayetSidley Austin, LLP, Respondent
Larry J. Winget, et al.
John J. BurschBursch Law PLLC, Petitioner
John J. BurschBursch Law PLLC, Petitioner
Members of the Trust and Estate Planning Bar in Michigan
Amy Nehs MorrisseyWesterman and Morrissey, P.C., Amicus
Amy Nehs MorrisseyWesterman and Morrissey, P.C., Amicus