| 25-490 |
Lujan Claimants v. Boy Scouts of America, et al. |
Third Circuit |
2025-10-21 |
Denied |
Amici (2) |
asset-sale bankruptcy-code equitable-mootness nonconsensual-release reorganization-plan third-party-release |
1. Whether 11 U.S.C. §363(m) applies to asset sales under reorganization plans —and if so, whether §363(m) immunizes Purdue-forbidden releases.
2. Wh… |
| 23A87 |
William K. Harrington, United States Trustee, Region 2 v. Purdue Pharma L.P., et al. |
Second Circuit |
2023-07-28 |
Presumed Complete |
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bankruptcy-code chapter-11-reorganization equitable-mootness nonconsensual-third-party-release nondebtors opioid-litigation |
Whether the Bankruptcy Code authorizes a bankruptcy court to approve a nonconsensual third-party release of claims against nondebtors who have not fil… |
| 22-926 |
U.S. Bank National Association v. Windstream Holdings, Inc., et al. |
Second Circuit |
2023-03-23 |
Denied |
Amici (1) |
article-iii article-iii-courts bankruptcy bankruptcy-reorganization circuit-split civil-rights due-process equitable-mootness judicial-doctrine separation-of-powers |
Does the lack of statutory and constitutional basis for the equitable mootness doctrine, combined with its demonstrated potential for abuse, require i… |
| 21-1197 |
KK-PB Financial, LLC v. 160 Royal Palm, LLC |
Eleventh Circuit |
2022-03-02 |
Denied |
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article-iii-jurisdiction bankruptcy bankruptcy-appeals constitutional-mootness equitable-mootness federal-jurisdiction judicial-review live-controversy merits-review |
Does the dismissal of an appeal of a bankruptcy court confirmation order based on 'equitable mootness' render an appeal from the same case 'constituti… |
| 21-697 |
Paul C. Clark, Sr., et al. v. Council of Unit Owners of the 100 Harborview Drive Condominium |
Fourth Circuit |
2021-11-10 |
Denied |
Response Waived |
article-iii-court bankruptcy bankruptcy-tribunal civil-rights due-process equitable-mootness judicial-review property-rights standing |
Whether review of a civil rights discrimination violation holding from an Article I bankruptcy tribunal is precluded by an Article III court based on … |
| 21-78 |
GLM DFW, Inc. v. Windstream Holdings, Inc. |
Second Circuit |
2021-07-21 |
Denied |
Response Waived |
appellate-review bankruptcy bankruptcy-appeals creditor-priority critical-vendor-payments critical-vendors delegation-of-judicial-function equality equitable-mootness judicial-delegation transparency transparency-principle |
Whether the doctrine of equitable mootness is a valid doctrine |
| 21-17 |
David Hargreaves v. Nuverra Environmental Solutions, Inc., aka Heckmann Corporation, aka Rough Rider Escrow, Inc., et al. |
Third Circuit |
2021-07-08 |
Denied |
Amici (1)Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2) |
abstention-doctrine article-three-jurisdiction bankruptcy bankruptcy-law case-jurisdiction equitable-mootness federal-courts judicial-abstention jurisdiction reorganization-plan |
Whether the doctrine of equitable mootness is inconsistent with the federal courts' 'virtually unflagging' obligation to hear and decide cases within … |
| 20-1400 |
Mark Elliott, et al. v. Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico, et al. |
First Circuit |
2021-04-06 |
Denied |
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article-three-jurisdiction bankruptcy bankruptcy-plan constitutional-rights due-process equitable-mootness secured-creditors statutory-appeal statutory-jurisdiction takings |
Whether the court of appeals may invoke the judge-made doctrine of 'equitable mootness' to dismiss an appeal of an order confirming a bankruptcy plan |
| 20-1117 |
Philip Jay Fetner v. Wilmington Savings Fund Society, et al. |
Fourth Circuit |
2021-02-12 |
Denied |
Response Waived |
appellate-procedure bankruptcy-appeal bankruptcy-matters chapter-conversion conflicts-among-federal-courts constitutional-mandate constitutional-mandates equitable-mootness jurisdictional-deadline national-legal-standard supervisory-role timing-of-conversion-order |
Should the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals' invocation of equitable-mootness foreclosing Petitioner's appeal of the Bankruptcy Court's denial of an ex… |
| 19-1152 |
ISL Loan Trust, et al. v. Millennium Lab Holdings II, LLC, et al. |
Third Circuit |
2020-03-20 |
Denied |
Response Waived |
article-iii bankruptcy-court bankruptcy-court-authority constitutional-authority debtor-creditor-relationship equitable-mootness non-debtor-claims non-debtor-releases nonconsensual-release restructuring restructuring-debtor-creditor stern-v-marshall |
Whether a bankruptcy court has authority to enter final judgment releasing without consent a non-debtor's claims against other non-debtors |
| 18-1018 |
Andrew Bennett, et al. v. Jefferson County, Alabama |
Eleventh Circuit |
2019-02-04 |
Denied |
Response Waived |
article-ii article-iii-review bankruptcy-jurisdiction civil-rights due-process equitable-mootness federalism municipal-utilities plan-of-adjustment ratemaking-authority sewer-user-rates standing takings tenth-amendment |
Bankruptcy court's exclusive power over municipal sewer ratemaking |
| 18-5548 |
Brian Tuttle v. Allied Nevada Gold Corp., et al. |
Third Circuit |
2018-08-10 |
Denied |
Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (3)IFP |
appellate-jurisdiction appellate-review article-iii-courts bankruptcy-appeals bankruptcy-courts bankruptcy-jurisdiction bankruptcy-law constitutional-rights equitable-mootness judicial-doctrine statutory-interpretation |
Whether Article III courts can refuse to exercise appellate jurisdiction assigned to them by Congress over final decisions of non-Article III bankrupt… |