Siegel v. Fitzgerald

U.S. Supreme Court

Question(s) Presented

Whether the Bankruptcy Judgeship Act violates the uniformity requirement of the Bankruptcy Clause by increasing quarterly fees solely in U.S. Trustee districts.

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Merits Stage

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 6, 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 3, 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