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The Hertz Corporation v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

Pending petition

Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
24-1062 3rd Cir. TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD

Issue: Whether an unwritten pre-Code exception overrides the Bankruptcy Code’s express statutory text and allows creditors in solvent-debtor cases to recover amounts that the Code explicitly disallows.

DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
01/15/2025Application (24A706) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from February 4, 2025 to March 6, 2025, submitted to Justice Alito.
01/17/2025Response to application from respondent Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Indenture Trustee filed.
01/21/2025Application (24A706) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until March 6, 2025.
02/18/2025Application (24A706) to extend further the time from March 6, 2025 to April 5, 2025, submitted to Justice Alito.
02/19/2025Response to application from respondent Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Indenture Trustee filed.
02/24/2025Application (24A706) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until April 5, 2025.
04/04/2025Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 8, 2025)
04/29/2025Waiver of right of respondent U.S. Bank, National Association, as Indenture Trustee to respond filed.
04/29/2025Brief of respondent Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Indenture Trustee in opposition filed.
05/13/2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/29/2025.
05/13/2025Reply of petitioners The Hertz Corporation, et al. filed. (Distributed)
06/02/2025The Solicitor General is invited to file a brief in this case expressing the views of the United States.