Forum
U.S. Supreme Court
Case Status
Decided
Docket Number
Term
2021 Term
Lower Court Opinion
Questions Presented
Whether the Bankruptcy Judgeship Act violates the uniformity requirement of the Bankruptcy Clause by increasing quarterly fees solely in U.S. Trustee districts.
Case Updates
Supreme Court holds that the Bankruptcy Judgeship Act violated the uniformity requirement of the Bankruptcy Clause by increasing quarterly fees solely in U.S. Trustee districts and remands for the Fourth Circuit to consider the proper remedy
June 06, 2022
Click here to view the opinion.
U.S. Chamber files amicus brief urging Supreme Court to order a refund for excessive, non-uniform fees that violate the Bankruptcy Clause of the Constitution
March 03, 2022
Click here to view the Chamber’s amicus brief. Steven P. Lehotsky and Michael C. Cotton of Lehotsky Keller LLP and the U.S. Chamber’s Litigation Center served as co-counsel for the U.S. Chamber.
Case Documents
- Appendix -- Siegel v. Fitzgerald (U.S. Supreme Court).pdf
- U.S. Chamber Amicus Brief -- Siegel v. Fitzgerald (U.S. Supreme Court).pdf
- Opinion -- Siegel v. Fitzgerald (U.S. Supreme Court).pdf