Central Virginia Community College v. Katz
E494928
Central Virginia Community College v. Katz is a 2006 U.S. Supreme Court decision holding that states lack sovereign immunity in certain bankruptcy proceedings, allowing bankruptcy trustees to pursue avoidance actions against state entities.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Supreme Court case
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bankruptcy law case ⓘ sovereign immunity case ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
bankruptcy law
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constitutional law ⓘ federal courts ⓘ |
| citation |
126 S. Ct. 990
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163 L. Ed. 2d 945 ⓘ 546 U.S. 356 ⓘ |
| constitutionalProvisionInterpreted |
Eleventh Amendment to the United States Constitution
NERFINISHED
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U.S. Constitution Article I, Section 8, Clause 4 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| court | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| decisionDate | 2006-01-23 ⓘ |
| dissentingJustices |
Antonin Scalia
NERFINISHED
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Clarence Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ Sandra Day O'Connor NERFINISHED ⓘ William H. Rehnquist NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissentingOpinionBy | Clarence Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| docketNumber | 04-885 ⓘ |
| holding |
Bankruptcy trustees may pursue avoidance actions against state entities in federal bankruptcy court
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States do not have sovereign immunity from certain bankruptcy proceedings under the Bankruptcy Clause ⓘ |
| impact | limited states' ability to invoke Eleventh Amendment immunity in core bankruptcy proceedings ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | federal question jurisdiction ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| legalIssue |
avoidance actions against state entities
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scope of the Bankruptcy Clause ⓘ state sovereign immunity in bankruptcy proceedings ⓘ |
| majorityJustices |
Anthony M. Kennedy
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David H. Souter NERFINISHED ⓘ John Paul Stevens NERFINISHED ⓘ Ruth Bader Ginsburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Stephen G. Breyer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorityOpinionBy | John Paul Stevens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| petitioner | Central Virginia Community College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| proceduralPosture | appeal from the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ⓘ |
| relatedDoctrine |
Bankruptcy Clause waiver theory
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abrogation of sovereign immunity ⓘ state sovereign immunity ⓘ |
| respondent | Wallace E. Katz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| respondentRole | bankruptcy trustee ⓘ |
| result | judgment for the bankruptcy trustee affirmed in part ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | avoidance of preferential transfers to a state entity in bankruptcy ⓘ |
| term | October Term 2005 ⓘ |
| yearDecided | 2006 ⓘ |
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