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National Heritage Foundation, Inc. v. The Highbourne Foundation

Petition for certiorari denied on January 12, 2015
Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
14-481 4th Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2014

Issue: Whether, where a Chapter 11 debtor’s plan of reorganization hinges on the ability to enforce releases and injunctions in favor of nondebtors, a court may reject such releases and injunctions based on its concern over whether the plan makes distributions to non-creditors, here donors to charitable Donor Advised Funds.

DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
Oct 23 2014Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 26, 2014)
Nov 26 2014Brief of respondents Highbourne Foundation, et al. in opposition filed.
Dec 9 2014Reply of petitioner National Heritage Foundation, Inc. filed. (Distributed).
Dec 10 2014DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 9, 2015.
Jan 12 2015Petition DENIED.