Bank of America, N.A. v. Sinkfield

Petition for certiorari denied on March 31, 2014

Docket No.	Op. Below	Argument	Opinion	Vote	Author	Term
13-700	11th Cir.	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	OT 2013

Issue: Whether section 506(d) of the Bankruptcy Code permits a chapter 7 debtor to "strip off" a junior mortgage lien in its entirety when the outstanding debt owed to a senior lienholder exceeds the current value of the collateral.

SCOTUSblog Coverage

Petition of the day (Mary Pat Dwyer, March 26, 2014)
Commentary: Parties trade strategic jabs in high-stakes bankruptcy petition (Ronald Mann, March 13, 2014)

Date	Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
12/09/2013	Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 13, 2014)
01/29/2014	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of February 21, 2014.
01/29/2014	Response Requested . (Due February 28, 2014)
02/28/2014	Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys filed.
02/28/2014	Brief of respondent David Lamar Sinkfield in opposition filed.
03/11/2014	Reply of petitioner Bank of America, N.A. filed.
03/12/2014	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of March 28, 2014.
03/31/2014	Petition DENIED.