Bank of America, N.A. v. Caulkett

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Docket No.	Op. Below	Argument	Opinion	Vote	Author	Term
13-1421	11th Cir.	Mar 24, 2015 Tr.Aud.	Jun 1, 2015	9-0	Thomas	OT 2014

Holding: A debtor in a Chapter 7 bankruptcy proceeding may not void a junior mortgage lien under 11 U.S.C. § 506(d) when the debt owed on a senior mortgage lien exceeds the current value of the collateral if the creditor’s claim is both secured by a lien and allowed under Section 502 of the Bankruptcy Code.

Judgment: Reversed and remanded, 9-0, in an opinion by Justice Thomas on June 1, 2015. Justices Kennedy, Breyer, and Sotomayor do not join the footnote.

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Date	Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
May 23 2014	Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 27, 2014)
Jun 27 2014	Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by Loan Syndications and Trading Association, et al.
Jul 16 2014	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 29, 2014.
Jul 28 2014	Response Requested . (Due August 27, 2014)
Aug 8 2014	Order extending time to file response to petition to and including October 6, 2014.
Oct 6 2014	Brief of respondent David B. Caulkett in opposition filed.
Oct 21 2014	Reply of petitioner Bank of America, N.A. filed. (Distributed)
Oct 22 2014	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of November 7, 2014.
Nov 10 2014	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of November 14, 2014.
Nov 17 2014	Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by Loan Syndications and Trading Association, et al GRANTED.
Nov 17 2014	Petition GRANTED The petition for a writ of certiorari in No. 14-163 is granted. The cases are consolidated and a total of one hour is allotted for oral argument.
Nov 18 2014	Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from respondents David Caulkett, and Edelmiro Toledo-Cardona. VIDED
Nov 21 2014	The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including January 9, 2015. VIDED
Nov 21 2014	The time to file respondents' brief(s) on the merits is extended to and including February 17, 2015. VIDED
Dec 4 2014	Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner Bank of America, N.A. VIDED.
Dec 15 2014	Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner GRANTED. VIDED
Jan 9 2015	Brief of petitioner Bank of America, N.A. filed. VIDED.
Jan 16 2015	Brief amici curiae of Loan Syndications and Trading Association, et al filed. VIDED.
Jan 16 2015	Brief amicus curiae of Community Bankers Association of Illinois filed. VIDED.
Feb 2 2015	SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Tuesday, March 24, 2015. VIDED
Feb 3 2015	Record requested from U.S.C.A. 11th Circuit.
Feb 11 2015	Record received from U.S.D.C. Middle District of Florida. (1 Envelope)
Feb 12 2015	CIRCULATED
Feb 17 2015	Brief of respondent David B. Caulkett filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Feb 19 2015	Brief amici curiae of Professors Jagdeep S. Bhandari, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Feb 23 2015	Brief amici curiae of National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys and AARP filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Feb 23 2015	Brief amicus curiae of Adam J. Levitin, Professor of Law filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Feb 24 2015	Brief amici curiae of Jerome N. Frank Legal Services Organization, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Feb 24 2015	Brief amicus curiae of NYU Law School Bankruptcy Appellate Clinic filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Feb 24 2015	Brief amici curiae of Bankruptcy Law Professors Robert M. Lawless, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Feb 24 2015	Brief amicus curiae of Professor Margaret Howard filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Feb 24 2015	Brief amicus curiae of Occupy the SEC filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Mar 16 2015	Reply of petitioner Bank of America, N.A. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Mar 24 2015	Argued. For petitioner: Danielle Spinelli, Washington, D. C. For respondents: Stephanos Bibas, Philadelphia, Pa.
Jun 1 2015	Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Thomas, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Scalia, Ginsburg, Alito, and Kagan, JJ., joined, and in which Kennedy, Breyer, and Sotomayor, JJ., joined except as to the footnote. VIDED.
Jul 6 2015	JUDGMENT ISSUED.
Jul 21 2015	Record from U.S.D.C. Middle Dist. of Florida has been returned.

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