United States First Circuit

Under 11 USC 106(b), a state's filing of a claim in bankruptcy waives any 11th Amendment immunity from counterclaims.

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/29/2001
• Published 10/29/2001

Judges

• Before TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge, COFFIN, Senior Circuit Judge, and CAMPBELL, Senior Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Leticia Casalduc-Rabell, Assistant Solicitor General, with whom Roberto J. Śanchez-Ramos, Solicitor General, and Vanessa Lugo-Flores, Deputy Solicitor General, were on brief, for appellants., Mark B. Stern, Attorney, Civil Division, Department of Justice, with whom Stuart E. Schiffer, Acting Assistant Attorney General, Guillermo Gil, United States Attorney, and H. Thomas Byron III, Attorney, Civil Division, Department of Justice, were on brief, for the United States of America, amicus curiae.


• For Appellees:
  
• Craig Goldblatt, with whom Anne Harkavy, Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering, Johnny Rivera-Gonźales, Igor J. Doḿinguez, and Carlos E. Rodriguez-Quesada, were on brief, for appellee.