Yeatman v. Hyland
Certiorari Denied
Petition for certiorari denied on April 17, 2023.
Issue
Whether, or in what circumstances, a court may approve a settlement as "fair, reasonable, and adequate" under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(e) or certify a class under Rule 23(b) when it pays a cy pres award to third parties from the settlement fund.
Dec 16, 2022Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 19, 2023)Jan 6, 2023Brief of respondent Richard Estle Carson III in support filed.Jan 10, 2023Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 19, 2023 to February 21, 2023, submitted to The Clerk.
Jan 11, 2023Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including February 21, 2023, for all respondents.
Jan 17, 2023Brief amicus curiae of Manhattan Institute filed (also in 22-554). VIDED.Jan 17, 2023Brief amici curiae of Montana, et al. filed.Jan 18, 2023Brief amicus curiae of Center for American Liberty filed.Feb 3, 2023Motion to extend the time to file a response from February 21, 2023 to March 10, 2023, submitted to The Clerk.Feb 6, 2023Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including March 10, 2023, for all respondents.
Mar 10, 2023Brief of respondents Kathryn Hyland, et al. in opposition filed. VIDED.Mar 10, 2023Brief of respondents Navient Corporation and Navient Solutions, LLC in opposition filed. VIDED.Mar 28, 2023Reply of petitioner William Yeatman filed. (Distributed)Mar 29, 2023DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/14/2023.
Apr 17, 2023Petition DENIED.
Recommended Citation: Yeatman v. Hyland, SCOTUSblog, https://www.scotusblog.com/cases/yeatman-v-hyland/