Forum
U.S. Supreme Court
Case Status
Decided
Docket Number
Term
2013 Term
Oral Argument Date
January 14, 2014
Lower Court Opinion
Questions Presented
(1) Whether Article III permits the exercise of the judicial power of the United States by bankruptcy courts on the basis of litigant consent, and, if so, whether “implied consent” based on a litigant’s conduct, where the statutory scheme provides the litigant no notice that its consent is required, is sufficient to satisfy Article III; and (2) whether a bankruptcy judge may submit proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law for de novo review by a district court in a “core” proceeding under 28 U.S.C. 157(b).
Case Updates
Outcome
June 09, 2014
The Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Cert. petition granted
June 24, 2013
Cert. petition filed
April 03, 2013
Case Documents
- Cert. Petition -- Executive benefits Insurance Agency v. Arkison (U.S. Supreme Court).pdf
- Brief in Opposition -- Executive benefits Insurance Agency v. Arkison (U.S. Supreme Court).pdf
- Reply Brief -- Executive benefits Insurance Agency v. Arkison (U.S. Supreme Court).pdf
- Opening Brief of Petitioner -- Executive Benefits Insurance Agency v. Arkison (U.S. Supreme Court).pdf
- McCormick Foundation and Cantigny Foundation Amici Brief -- Executive Benefits Insurance Agency v. Arkison (U.S. Supreme Court).pdf
- NVIDIA Amicus Brief -- Executive Benefits Insurance Agency v. Arkison (U.S. Supreme Court)_0.pdf
- Certain Tousa Defendants Amici Brief -- Executive Benefits Insurance Agency v. Arkison (U.S. Supreme Court).pdf
- Business Law Section of Florida Bar Amicus Brief-- Executive Benefits Insurance Agency v. Arkison (U.S. Supreme Court).pdf
- Kerr-McGee Corporation Amicus Brief -- Executive Benefits Insurance Agency v. Arkison (U.S. Supreme Court).pdf
- Brief of Respondent -- Executive benefits Insurance Agency v. Arkison (U.S. Supreme Court).pdf
- Professors Richard Aaron, et al. Amicus Brief -- Executive benefits Insurance Agency v. Arkison (U.S. Supreme Court).pdf
- National Association of Chapter Thirteen Trustees Amicus Brief -- Executive benefits Insurance Agency v. Arkison (U.S. Supreme Court).pdf
- Irving H. Picard of Bernard L. Madoff Estate Amicus Brief -- Executive benefits Insurance Agency v. Arkison (U.S. Supreme Court).pdf
- TOUSA Liquidation Trustee Amicus Brief -- Executive benefits Insurance Agency v. Arkison (U.S. Supreme Court).pdf
- National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees Amicus Brief -- Executive benefits Insurance Agency v. Arkison (U.S. Supreme Court).pdf
- Professors S. Todd Brown, et al. Amicus Brief -- Executive benefits Insurance Agency v. Arkison (U.S. Supreme Court).pdf
- Commercial Law League of America Amicus Brief -- Executive benefits Insurance Agency v. Arkison (U.S. Supreme Court).pdf
- States of New Hampshire, et al. Amicus Brief -- Executive benefits Insurance Agency v. Arkison (U.S. Supreme Court).pdf
- American College of Bankruptcy Amicus Brief -- Executive benefits Insurance Agency v. Arkison (U.S. Supreme Court).pdf
- United States Amicus Brief -- Executive benefits Insurance Agency v. Arkison (U.S. Supreme Court).pdf
- American Bar Association Amicus Brief -- Executive Benefits Insurance Agency v. Arkison (U.S. Supreme Court).pdf
- Reply Brief for Petitioner on the Merits -- Executive Benefits Insurance Agency v. Arkison (U.S. Supreme Court).pdf
- Opinion -- Executive Benefits Insurance Agency v. Arkison (U.S. Supreme Court).pdf