SUMMARY: The Court held that a debtor may not abandon property in contravention of a state statute or regulation that is reasonably designed to protect the public health or safety.
TIMELINE & FILES:
| Case File | Date | Summary | ChamberofOrigin | Access PDF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sort | Sort | Sort | Sort | Sort |
| Powell | 1985.11.23 | Notes re Chambers Draft (Powell) | Powell | MIDL001 |
| Powell | 1985.11.23 | Insert for Chambers Draft (Powell) | Powell | MIDL002 |
| Powell | 1985.01.26 | Pool Memo, w/ Clerk Comments | Powell | MIDL003 |
| Powell | 1985.07.26 | Preliminary Memorandum | Powell | MIDL004 |
| Powell | 1985.08.28 | Bench Memo (Powell) | Powell | MIDL005 |
| Powell | 1985.10.16 | Argument Notes (Powell) | Powell | MIDL006 |
| Powell | 1985.10.18 | Conference Notes (Powell) | Powell | MIDL007 |
| Powell | 1985.10.21 | Corr. Powell to Brennan, Intent to Undertake Dissent | Powell | MIDL008 |
| Powell | 1985.10.21 | Corr. Brennan to Powell, Request to Undertake Dissent | Brennan | MIDL009 |
| Powell | 1985.11.15 | Corr. O'Connor to Rehnquist, Request to Join | O'Connor | MIDL010 |
| Powell | 1985.11.19 | Corr. Powell to Rehnquist, Intent to Undertake Dissent | Powell | MIDL011 |
| Powell | 1985.11.20 | Dissent - 1st Draft (Powell) | Powell | MIDL012 |
| Powell | 1985.11.21 | Opinion - 2nd Draft (Rehnquist) | Rehnquist | MIDL013 |
| Powell | 1985.11.21 | Memo from Powell to Clerk, re Internal Draft | Powell | MIDL014 |
| Powell | 1985.11.22 | Chambers Draft Dissent | Powell | MIDL015 |
| Powell | 1985.11.23 | Memo from Powell to Clerk, re Chambers Draft | Powell | MIDL016 |
| Powell | 1985.11.26 | Corr. Brennan to Powell, Request to Join | Brennan | MIDL017 |
| Powell | 1985.11.29 | Corr. Blackmun to Powell, Request to Join | Blackmun | MIDL018 |
| Powell | 1985.12.02 | Corr. Marshall to Powell, Request to Join | Marshall | MIDL019 |
| Powell | 1985.12.04 | Corr. Burger to Rehnquist, Request to Join | Burger | MIDL020 |
| Powell | 1985.12.04 | Opinion - 3rd Draft (Rehnquist) | Rehnquist | MIDL021 |
| Powell | 1985.12.05 | Corr. Stevens to Rehnquist, Intent to Change Vote w/ Reasoning | Stevens | MIDL022 |
| Powell | 1985.12.19 | Clerk Memo to Powell, re Conversion of Dissent to Majority Opinion | Powell | MIDL023 |
| Powell | 1985.12.20 | Opinion - 1st Draft (Powell) | Powell | MIDL024 |
| Powell | 1985.12.21 | Edits to Draft (Powell) | Powell | MIDL025 |
| Powell | 1985.12.26 | Corr. Powell to Clerk, re Revisions | Powell | MIDL026 |
| Powell | 1985.12.27 | Opinion - 1st Draft (Powell) | Powell | MIDL027 |
| Powell | 1985.12.28 | Opinion - 1st Draft (Powell, w/ Clerk Revisions) | Powell | MIDL028 |
| Powell | 1985.12.30 | Corr. Brennan to Powell, Request to Join | Brennan | MIDL029 |
| Powell | 1985.12.30 | Corr. Blackmun to Powell, Request to Join | Blackmun | MIDL030 |
| Powell | 1986.01.07 | Corr. Clerk to Powell, re Stevens Letter | Powell | MIDL031 |
| Powell | 1986.01.07 | Corr. Stevens to Powell, Suggested Revisions | Stevens | MIDL032 |
| Powell | 1986.01.09 | Opinion - 2nd Draft (Powell, w/ Revisions) | Powell | MIDL033 |
| Powell | 1986.01.09 | Corr. Powell to Stevens, re Revisions | Powell | MIDL034 |
| Powell | 1986.01.14 | Corr. Stevens to Powell, re sec. 959(b) and Revisions | Stevens | MIDL035 |
| Powell | 1986.01.15 | Dissent - 1st Draft (Rehnquist) | Rehnquist | MIDL036 |
| Powell | 1986.01.15 | Corr. O'Connor to Rehnquist, Request to Join | O'Connor | MIDL037 |
| Powell | 1986.01.15 | Corr. Powell to Stevens, re Revisions | Powell | MIDL038 |
| Powell | 1986.01.17 | Corr. White to Rehnquist, Request to Join | White | MIDL039 |
| Powell | 1986.01.17 | Opinion - 3rd Draft (Powell) | Powell | MIDL040 |
| Powell | 1986.01.22 | Dissent - 2nd Draft (Rehnquist) | Rehnquist | MIDL041 |
| Powell | 1986.01.23 | Opinion - 4th Draft (Powell) | Powell | MIDL042 |
| Powell | 1986.01.23 | Corr. Burger to Rehnquist, Request to Join | Burger | MIDL043 |
| Blackmun | 1985.01.26 | Pool Memo w/ Comments from Clerk | Burger | MIDL044 |
| Blackmun | 1985.01.26 | Pool Memo, w/ Comments from Clerk (Blackmun) | Blackmun | MIDL045 |
| Blackmun | 1985.08.09 | Notes on Briefs (Blackmun) | Blackmun | MIDL046 |
| Blackmun | 1985.08.12 | Bench Memo (Blackmun) | Blackmun | MIDL047 |
| Blackmun | 1985.10.16 | Oral Argument Notes (Blackmun) | Blackmun | MIDL048 |
| Blackmun | 1985.10.17 | Conference Memo (Clerk, Blackmun) | Blackmun | MIDL049 |
| Blackmun | 1985.10.18 | Conference Notes (Blackmun) | Blackmun | MIDL050 |
| Blackmun | 1985.11.18 | Corr. White to Rehnquist, Request to Join | White | MIDL051 |
| Blackmun | 1985.11.26 | Dissent - 1st Draft (Powell) | Powell | MIDL052 |
| Blackmun | 1985.12.30 | Corr. Blackmun to Powell, Suggested Revisions | Blackmun | MIDL053 |
| Blackmun | 1986.01.17 | Corr. Stevens to Powell, Request to Join | Stevens | MIDL054 |
| Blackmun | 1986.01.21 | Corr. Marshall to Powell, Request to Join | Marshall | MIDL055 |
| Blackmun | 1986.01.23 | Dissent - 3rd Draft (Rehnquist) | Rehnquist | MIDL056 |
| Blackmun | 1986.03.12 | Memo on Petition for Rehearing (Clerk, Blackmun) | Blackmun | MIDL057 |
| Blackmun | 1986.03.14 | Memo on Rehearing (Clerk, Blackmun) | Blackmun | MIDL058 |
| Marshall | 1985.11.15 | Opinion - 1st Draft (Rehnquist, w/ Marshall Notes) | Rehnquist | MIDL059 |
| Marshall | 1985.11.26 | Dissent - 1st Draft (Marshall) | Marshall | MIDL060 |
| Marshall | 1985.12.27 | Opinion - 1st Draft (Powell, w/ Marshall Notes) | Marshall | MIDL061 |
| Marshall | 1985.12.30 | Opinion - 2nd Draft (Powell, w/ Marshall Notes) | Marshall | MIDL062 |
| White | 1986.01.27 | Slip Opinion | N/A | MIDL063 |
| White | 1986.01.15 | Corr. O'Connor to Rehnquist, Request to Join | O'Connor | MIDL064 |
| White | 1986.01.15 | Dissent - 1st Draft (Rehnquist) | Rehnquist | MIDL065 |
| White | 1986.01.17 | Corr. White to Rehnquist, Request to Join | White | MIDL066 |
| White | 1986.01.17 | Opinion - 3rd Draft (Powell) | Powell | MIDL067 |
| White | 1986.01.17 | Corr. Stevens to Powell, Request to Join | Stevens | MIDL068 |
| White | 1986.01.21 | Corr. Marshall to Powell, Request to Join | Marshall | MIDL069 |
| White | 1986.01.22 | Dissent - 2nd Draft (Rehnquist) | Rehnquist | MIDL070 |
| White | 1986.01.23 | Corr. Burger to Rehnquist, Request to Join | Burger | MIDL071 |
| White | 1986.01.23 | Dissent - 3rd Draft (Rehnquist) | Rehnquist | MIDL072 |
| White | 1986.01.23 | Opinion - 4th Draft (Powell) | Powell | MIDL073 |
| White | 1985.12.02 | Corr. Marshall to Powell, Request to Join | Marshall | MIDL074 |
| White | 1985.12.04 | Corr. Burger to Rehnquist, Request to Join | Burger | MIDL075 |
| White | 1985.12.04 | Opinion - 3rd Draft (Rehnquist) | Rehnquist | MIDL076 |
| White | 1985.12.05 | Corr. Stevens to Rehnquist, Intent to Change Vote w/ Reasoning | Stevens | MIDL077 |
| White | 1985.12.27 | Opinion - 1st Draft (Powell) | Powell | MIDL078 |
| White | 1985.12.30 | Corr. Brennan to Powell, Concurring | Brennan | MIDL079 |
| White | 1985.12.30 | Corr. Blackmun to Powell, Request to join | Blackmun | MIDL080 |
| White | 1985.12.30 | Opinion - 2nd Draft (Powell) | Powell | MIDL081 |
| White | 1985.11.15 | Corr. O'Connor to Rehnquist, Request to Join | O'Connor | MIDL082 |
| White | 1985.11.15 | Opinion - 1st Draft (Rehnquist) | Rehnquist | MIDL083 |
| White | 1985.11.18 | Corr. White to Rehnquist, Request to Join | White | MIDL084 |
| White | 1985.11.19 | Corr. Powell to Rehnquist, Intent to Undertake Dissent | Powell | MIDL085 |
| White | 1985.11.21 | Opinion - 2nd Draft (Rehnquist) | Rehnquist | MIDL086 |
| White | 1985.11.26 | Corr. Brennan to Powell, Request to Join | Brennan | MIDL087 |
| White | 1985.11.26 | Dissent - 1st Draft (Powell) | Powell | MIDL088 |
| White | 1985.11.29 | Corr. Blackmun to Powell, Request to Join | Blackmun | MIDL089 |
| Powell | 1985.1.26 | Pool Memo (O'Neill) | Burger | MIDL091 |
| Brennan | 1986.01.27 | Slip Copy - Syllabus, Opinion & Dissent | N/A | MIDL092 |
| Brennan | 1986.01.20 | Opinion - 4th Draft (Powell) | Powell | MIDL093 |
| Brennan | 1986.01.23 | Dissent - 3rd Draft (Rehnquist) | Rehnquist | MIDL094 |
| Brennan | 1986.01.22 | Dissent - 2nd Draft (Rehnquist) | Rehnquist | MIDL095 |
| Brennan | 1986.01.23 | Corr. Burger to Rehnquist, Request to Join | Burger | MIDL096 |
| Brennan | 1986.01.17 | Corr. White to Rehnquist, Request to Join | White | MIDL097 |
| Brennan | 1986.01.21 | Corr. Marshall to Powell, Request to Join | Marshall | MIDL098 |
| Brennan | 1986.01.17 | Opinion - 3rd Draft (Powell) | Powell | MIDL099 |
| Brennan | 1986.01.17 | Corr. Stevens to Powell, Request to Join | Stevens | MIDL100 |
| Brennan | 1986.01.15 | Dissent - 1st Draft (Rehnquist) | Rehnquist | MIDL101 |
| Brennan | 1985.12.30 | Corr. Blackmun to Powell, Request to Join | Blackmun | MIDL102 |
| Brennan | 1985.12.30 | Corr. Brennan to Powell, Request to Join | Brennan | MIDL103 |
| Brennan | 1986.01.15 | Corr. O'Connor to Rehnquist, Request to Join | O'Connor | MIDL104 |
| Brennan | 1985.12.30 | Opinion - 2nd Draft (Powell) | Powell | MIDL105 |
| Brennan | 1985.12.27 | Opinion - 1st Draft (Powell) | Powell | MIDL106 |
| Brennan | 1985.12.05 | Corr. Stevens to Rehnquist, Intent to Change Vote w/ Reasoning | Stevens | MIDL107 |
| Brennan | 1985.12.04 | Opinion - 3rd Draft (Rehnquist) | Rehnquist | MIDL108 |
| Brennan | 1985.11.26 | Corr. Brennan to Powell, Request to Join | Brennan | MIDL109 |
| Brennan | 1985.11.29 | Corr. Blackmun to Powell, Request to Join | Blackmun | MIDL110 |
| Brennan | 1985.12.02 | Corr. Marshall to Powell, Request to Join | Marshall | MIDL111 |
| Brennan | 1985.12.04 | Corr. Burger to Rehnquist, Request to Join | Burger | MIDL112 |
| Brennan | 1985.11.25 | Opinion - 2nd Draft (Rehnquist) | Rehnquist | MIDL113 |
| Brennan | 1985.11.18 | Corr. White to Rehnquist, Request to Join | White | MIDL114 |
| Brennan | 1985.11.19 | Corr. Powell to Rehnquist, Intent to Undertake Dissent | Powell | MIDL115 |
| Brennan | 1985.11.15 | Opinion - 1st Draft (Rehnquist) | Rehnquist | MIDL116 |
| Brennan | 1985.10.17 | Conference Memo (Clerk, Blackmun) | Blackmun | MIDL117 |
| Brennan | 1985.10.21 | Corr. Powell to Brennan, Intent to Undertake Dissent | Powell | MIDL118 |
| Brennan | 1985.10.21 | Corr. Brennan to Powell, Request to Undertake Dissent | Brennan | MIDL119 |
| Brennan | 1985.11.15 | Corr. O'Connor to Rehnquist, Request to Join | O'Connor | MIDL120 |
| Brennan | 1985.11.26 | Dissent - 1st Draft (Powell) | Powell | MIDL121 |
| Public | 1985.10.16 | Transcript of Oral Argument | N/A | MIDL_Transcript |
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