N HE S e C t U d th u t n e o e te of m a r it S s e u r p

Nos. 22O145 & 22O146

IN THE

Supreme Court of the United States

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DELAWARE,

Plaintiff, v.

PENNSYLVANIA AND WISCONSIN,

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Defendants.

ARKANSAS, et al.,

Plaintiffs, v.

DELAWARE,

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Defendant.

On Exceptions To The Report Of The Special Master _________

EXCEPTIONS TO REPORT OF THE SPECIAL MASTER BY THE STATE OF DELAWARE AND

BRIEF IN SUPPORT OF EXCEPTIONS _________

STEVEN S. ROSENTHAL TIFFANY R. MOSELEY JOHN DAVID TALIAFERRO LOEB & LOEB LLP 901 New York Ave., N.W. Washington, D.C. 20001

NEAL KUMAR KATYAL Counsel of Record

KATHERINE B. WELLINGTON JO-ANN TAMILA SAGAR NATHANIEL A.G. ZELINSKY HOGAN LOVELLS US LLP 555 Thirteenth St., N.W. Washington, D.C. 20004 (202) 637-5600 neal.katyal@

Counsel for State of Delaware

Additional counsel listed on inside cover

MARC S. COHEN LOEB & LOEB LLP 10100 Santa Monica Blvd. Suite 2200 Los Angeles, CA 90067

KATHLEEN JENNINGS Attorney General of Delaware

AARON R. GOLDSTEIN State Solicitor

MICHELLE E. WHALEN Deputy Attorney General

DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

CARVEL STATE OFFICE BUILDING

820 North French Street Wilmington, DE 19801

Counsel for State of Delaware

EXCEPTIONS TO REPORT OF THE SPECIAL MASTER Plaintiff State of Delaware respectfully submits the following exceptions to the First Interim Report of the Special Master issued on July 23, 2021: 1. Delaware takes exception to, and this Court should decline to adopt, the Special Master's report and recommendation to deny Delaware's request for partial summary judgment and to grant Defendants' request for partial summary judgment. 2. Delaware takes exception to, and this Court should decline to adopt, the components of the Special Master's report and recommendation, including: a. The Special Master's definition of "money order"; b. The Special Master's definition of "third party bank check"; c. The Special Master's definition of "other similar written instrument"; d. The other flaws discussed in the accompanying brief, which addresses these exceptions (and related errors) more fully.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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EXCEPTIONS TO REPORT OF SPECIAL MASTER ................................................................ i

TABLE OF AUTHORITIES...................................... vi

INTRODUCTION....................................................... 1

STATUTORY PROVISIONS INVOLVED ................ 3

STATEMENT ............................................................. 3

A. Common Financial Products ................... 3

B. Escheatment of Abandoned Property ................................................... 6

1. Texas v. New Jersey establishes priority rules to resolve conflicting claims..................6

2. In 1972, this Court refuses to modify the Texas rules for money orders ...............................7

3. Congress adopts the FDA .................8

C. Factual Background ................................ 9

D. Procedural History ................................ 12

SUMMARY OF ARGUMENT...................................15

ARGUMENT .............................................................16

I. MONEYGRAM TELLER'S CHECKS AND AGENT CHECKS ARE NOT "MONEY ORDERS" .......................................16

A. The Term "Money Order" In 1974 Referred To Specific Commercial Products ................................................. 17

1. Contemporary Dictionaries and Encyclopedias ......................... 18

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2. Contemporary Publications........... 20

3. Contemporary Litigation ............... 21

B. The Text And Structure Of The FDA Confirms That Congress Used The Term "Money Order" To Refer To Specific Commercial Products ................................................. 23

C. The FDA's Preamble And History Explain Why Congress Narrowly Focused On "Money Orders" and "Traveler's Checks"................................ 27

1. The FDA's preamble confirms this narrow reading........ 28

2. Legislative history confirms this narrow reading ....................... 29

3. The 1966 Revised Uniform Disposition of Unclaimed Property Act confirms this narrow reading .............................. 30

D. Statutes In Derogation Of The Common Law Should Be Narrowly Construed .................................... 31

E. This Court Should Define A "Money Order" As A Specific Commercial Product, Rather Than Any Order To Pay Money ............ 33

II. MONEYGRAM TELLER'S CHECKS AND AGENT CHECKS DO NOT OTHERWISE FALL WITHIN THE FDA .................................................................36

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