CLARK v. RAMEKER

No. 13-299.

134 S.Ct. 2242 (2014)

189 L.Ed.2d 157

Brandon C. CLARK et ux., Petitioners v. William J. RAMEKER, Trustee, et al.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 12, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kannon K. Shanmugam , Washington, DC, for Petitioners.

Danielle Spinelli , Washington, DC, for Respondents.

Denis P. Bartell , S. Michael Murphy , DeWitt Ross & Stevens S.C., Madison, WI, Kannon K. Shanmugam , Counsel of Record, Thomas G. Ward , Allison B. Jones , Julia H. Pudlin , Matthew C. Monahan , Williams & Connolly LLP, Washington, DC, for Petitioners.

William J. Rameker , Stephen L. Morgan , Jane F. Zimmerman , Jennifer M. Krueger , Erin A. West , Murphy Desmond S.C., Madison, WI, Danielle Spinelli , Counsel of Record, Craig Goldblatt , Kelly P. Dunbar , Daniel T. Deacon , Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, Washington, DC, Counsel for Respondent William J. Rameker.

Roger Sage , Madison, WI, Counsel for Respondents Resul and Zinije Adili.


Justice SOTOMAYOR delivered the opinion of the Court.

When an individual files for bankruptcy, she may exempt particular categories of assets from the bankruptcy estate. One such category includes certain "retirement funds." 11 U.S.C. § 522(b)(3)(C). The question presented is whether funds contained in an inherited individual retirement account (IRA) qualify as "retirement funds" within the meaning of this bankruptcy exemption. We hold that they do not.

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