| ~~~Date~~~ | ~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| Jul 30 2015 |
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 31, 2015) |
| Aug 28 2015 |
Order extending time to file response to petition to and including September 30, 2015. |
| Sep 30 2015 |
Brief of respondent Daniel Lee Ritz, Jr. in opposition filed. |
| Oct 13 2015 |
Reply of petitioner Husky International Electronics, Inc. filed. (Distributed) |
| Oct 14 2015 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of October 30, 2015. |
| Nov 2 2015 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of November 6, 2015. |
| Nov 6 2015 |
Petition GRANTED. |
| Dec 21 2015 |
Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed) |
| Dec 21 2015 |
Brief of petitioner Husky International Electronics, Inc. filed. |
| Dec 23 2015 |
SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Tuesday, March 1, 2016 |
| Dec 23 2015 |
Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees filed. |
| Dec 28 2015 |
Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. |
| Dec 28 2015 |
Brief amici curiae of Bankruptcy Law Professors filed. |
| Jan 5 2016 |
Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 5th Circuit. |
| Jan 5 2016 |
Records from the U.S.C.A. 5th Circuit, as well as U.S.D.C. Southern Dist. of Texas is electronic and located on PACER. |
| Jan 15 2016 |
CIRCULATED. |
| Jan 15 2016 |
Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed. |
| Jan 20 2016 |
Brief of respondent Daniel Lee Ritz, Jr. filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 25 2016 |
Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 25 2016 |
Brief amici curiae of Professors Richard Aaron, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 27 2016 |
Brief amicus curiae of G. Eric Brunstad, Jr. filed. (Distributed) |
| Feb 18 2016 |
Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED. |
| Feb 19 2016 |
Reply of petitioner Husky International Electronics, Inc. filed. (Distributed) |
| Mar 1 2016 |
Argued. For petitioner: Shay Dvoretzky, Washington, D. C.; and Sarah E. Harrington, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondent: Erin E. Murphy, Washington, D. C. |
| May 16 2016 |
Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Sotomayor, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito, and Kagan, JJ., joined. Thomas, J., filed a dissenting opinion. |
| Jun 17 2016 |
JUDGMENT ISSUED |