Federal Judiciary

Petition of the day

By Kiran Bhat

The petition of the day is: 

Title: Gould v. United States
Docket: 10-407
Issue(s): (1) Whether a bankruptcy debtor's allowed exemption pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 522 is superior to and trumps a creditor's set-off right under 11 U.S.C. § 553 absent timely objection to the claimed exception; and (2) whether a creditor's set-off request pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 553 is moot when mutuality of debt is absent.

Certiorari-Stage Documents:

• Opinion below (9th Circuit)
• Petition for certiorari

Full post as published by SCOTUSBLOG on October 14, 2010 (boomark / email).