State receivers in bankruptcy
Protopapas v. Whittaker Clark & Daniels
In brief
- Where it stands
- Petition Pending
Awaiting an order on the petition
- What it’s about
- Peter Protopapas, a state-appointed receiver, objected to a bankruptcy court ruling and asks the Supreme Court to agree to hear the case, wipe out the Third Circuit’s decision (vacate it), and send the case back for another look (remand it) in light of T.M.
- What's at stake
- Protopapas’s request to wipe out the Third Circuit’s decision and return the case for another look remains unresolved.
Summary: written with AI from the case record.
What it's about
The dispute follows Protopapas’s objection to a bankruptcy court ruling and a decision by the Third Circuit.
Question presented
Whether the Court should grant, vacate, and remand for reconsideration in light of T.M?
What happens next
The Court must decide whether to hear the case. No oral argument or decision date is set.
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