No. 21-908
Title:Kate Marie Bartenwerfer, Petitioner
v.
Kieran Buckley
Docketed:December 21, 2021
Lower Ct:United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
   Case Numbers:(20-60021, 20-60023, 20-60024)
   Decision Date:August 12, 2021
   Rehearing Denied:September 24, 2021
  Discretionary Court Decision Date:
Questions Presented

DateProceedings and Orders
Dec 17 2021Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 20, 2022)
PetitionAppendixCertificate of Word CountProof of Service
Dec 23 2021Waiver of right of respondent Kieran Buckley to respond filed.
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Jan 12 2022DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/18/2022.
Jan 19 2022Response Requested. (Due February 18, 2022)
Jan 21 2022Motion to extend the time to file a response from February 18, 2022 to March 21, 2022, submitted to The Clerk.
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Feb 01 2022Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including March 21, 2022.
Mar 21 2022Brief of respondent Kieran Buckley in opposition filed.
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Apr 06 2022DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/22/2022.
Apr 25 2022DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/29/2022.
May 02 2022Petition GRANTED.
May 17 2022Motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed.
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Jun 01 2022Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, Kieran Buckley
Blanket Consent
Jun 01 2022Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Kate Bartenwerfer
Blanket Consent
Jun 07 2022Motion to extend the time to file the briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including July 19, 2022. The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including September 22, 2022.
Jul 19 2022Brief of petitioner Kate Bartenwerfer filed.
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Jul 19 2022Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed)
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Jul 21 2022Brief amici curiae of The Hon. Judith Fitzgerald (Ret.), et al. filed.
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Jul 26 2022Brief amici curiae of National Consumer Bankruptcy Rights Center, et al. filed.
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Jul 26 2022Brief amicus curiae of Robert E. Zuckerman filed.
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Jul 26 2022Brief amici curiae of Law Professors filed.
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Sep 22 2022Brief of respondent Kieran Buckley filed.
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Sep 29 2022Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.
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Sep 29 2022Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae, for divided argument, and for enlargement of time for oral argument filed.
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Sep 29 2022Brief amici curiae of Professors Lawrence Ponoroff, et al. filed.
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Oct 11 2022Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae, for divided argument, and for enlargement of time for oral argument GRANTED.
Oct 18 2022SET FOR ARGUMENT on Tuesday, December 6, 2022.
Oct 24 2022Reply of petitioner Kate Bartenwerfer filed.
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Oct 25 2022CIRCULATED.
Oct 28 2022Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 9th Circuit.
Nov 01 2022Record received from the U.S.C.A. 9th Circuit. The record is available on PACER.
Dec 06 2022Argued. For petitioner: Sarah M. Harris, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Zachary D. Tripp, Washington, D. C.; and Erica L. Ross, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.)
Feb 22 2023Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Barrett, J., filed an opinion for a unanimous Court. Sotomayor, J., filed a concurring opinion, in which Jackson, J., joined.
Mar 27 2023Judgment issued.
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NAMEADDRESSPHONE
Attorneys for Petitioner
Lisa Schiavo Blatt
    Counsel of Record		Williams & Connolly LLP
680 Maine Avenue SW
Washington, DC 20024

lblatt@wc.com		202-434-5050
Party name: Kate Bartenwerfer
Sarah Michelle HarrisWilliams & Connolly LLP
680 Maine Avenue SW
Washington, DC 20024

sharris@wc.com		202-434-5599
Party name: Kate Bartenwerfer
Iain Angus MacdonaldMacdonald\Fernandez LLP
221 Sansome Street, 3rd Floor
San Francisco, CA 94104

iMac@macfern.com		(415) 362-0449
Party name: Kate Bartenwerfer
Attorneys for Respondent
Zachary D. Tripp
    Counsel of Record		Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
2001 M Street NW
Washington, DC 20036

zack.tripp@weil.com		202-682-7220
Party name: Kieran Buckley
Janet Marie BrayerLaw Offices of Janet Brayer
P.O. Box 954
Moss Beach, CA 94038

janet@brayer.net		415-286-4400
Party name: Kieran Buckley
Other
Kathryn M. Davis
    Counsel of Record		Law Office of Kathryn M. Davis
530 S. Lake Ave.
No. 425
Pasadena, CA 91101

kathryn.davis@kmdavislaw.com		2132200846
Party name: Robert E. Zuckerman
Elaine Janet Goldenberg
    Counsel of Record		Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP
601 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Suite 500E
Washington, DC 20001-5369

elaine.goldenberg@mto.com		202-220-1114
Party name: Professors Lawrence Ponoroff and Rafael I. Pardo
David R. Kuney
    Counsel of Record		David Kuney Law
9200 Cambridge Manor Court
Potomac, MD 20854

davidkuney@dkuney.com		301-299-4336
Party name: The Hon. Judith Fitzgerald (Ret.),, et al.
Peter Vincent Marchetti
    Counsel of Record		Thurgood Marshall School of Law
3100 Cleburne Street
Houston, TX 77004

peter_marchetti@hotmail.com		(617) 270-3143
Party name: Law Professors
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General
United States Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20530-0001

202-514-2217
Party name: United States
Jacob Thomas Spencer
    Counsel of Record		Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
1050 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20036

JSPENCER@GIBSONDUNN.COM		(202) 887-3792
Party name: National Consumer Bankruptcy Rights Center and Professor Angela K. Littwin