The Court has granted four new cases today:Â PPL Montana v. Montana (limited to question one); Â First American Financial v. Edwards (limited to question two);Â Mayo Collaborative Services v. Prometheus Laboratories; and FAA v. Cooper (Justice Kagan recused; case page forthcoming). The briefs in the first three granted cases are below.
The Court also called for the views of the Solicitor General in Countrywide Home Loans v. Rodriquez (case page forthcoming). Countrywide presents the question whether the Bankruptcy Code’s automatic stay takes precedence over the mortgage lender’s right under the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act to require a borrower to deposit additional funds into an escrow account after filing for Chapter 13 bankruptcy when the funds are needed to cover other obligations. The full order list is available here.  Our latest Stat Pack has more details on the pace of grants this Term.
[PETITION]10-708[/PETITION]
[PETITION]10-218[/PETITION]
[PETITION]10-1150[/PETITION]
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