11th Circuit

Crumpton v. Stephens (In re Northlake Foods, Inc.)

Citation: 
Case No. 12-15603 (11th Cir. May 6, 2013)
Ruling: 
The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals AFFIRMED the District Court ruling that AFFIRMED the Bankruptcy Court's ruling that the issuance of dividends to a debtor's shareholder to offset tax liability after an S corporation election was valid and not a ...
Judge(s): 
Tjoflat, Martin and Jordan
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Fisher Island Ltd. v. Fisher Island Investments, Inc.

Citation: 
Fisher Island Ltd. v. Fisher Island Invs., Case No. 12-13045 (11th Cir. May 1, 2013) (unpublished).
Ruling: 
Affirming the district court, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals held the district court properly dismissed an appeal from the bankruptcy court for lack of standing.
Judge(s): 
Marcus, Hill, and Siler, Circuit Judges
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Desmarais v. Jhelum Enterprises, LLC (In re Desmarais)

Citation: 
No. 12-15084 (Unpublished)
Ruling: 
Court of Appeals AFFIRMED the District Court and Bankruptcy Court, largely relying on its precedent in In re Jennings, 670 F.3d 1329 (11th Cir. 2012), held that, notwithstanding original basis of debt, actual fraudulent transfer judgment is injury to creditor's ...
Judge(s): 
TJOFLAT, WILSON and ANDERSON
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Owens v. GMAC Mortgage, LLC (In re Owens)

Citation: 
Owens v. GMAC Mortgage, LLC (In re Owens), Case No.12-15142 (11th Cir. April 29, 2013) (unpublished) (per curiam)
Ruling: 
If an appellant intends to urge on appeal that a finding or conclusion is unsupported by evidence or is contrary to the evidence, the appellant must include in the record a transcript of all evidence relevant to that finding or ...
Judge(s): 
Tjoflat, Pryor and Kravitch
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Crumpton v. McGarrity (In re Northlake Foods, Inc.)

Citation: 
11th Circuit Court of Appeals Case Number 12-15604 (will not be published)
Ruling: 
Dividends paid to a shareholder prior to bankruptcy in accordance with a provision of a shareholders agreement were not constructively fraudulent transfers. The shareholders agreement provided that if the debtor corporation's income became taxable to the shareholders, the corporation ...
Judge(s): 
11th Circuit Court Judges Tjoflat, Marcus and Wilson
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Thomas v. Bender (In re Thomas)

Citation: 
William Arthur Thomas, III v. Theresa M. Bender (In re Thomas); Case No.: 12-13936 (11th Cir. Apr. 16, 2013)(unpublished)(per curiam)
Ruling: 
The Eleventh Circuit found no reversible error in lower court's holding that proceeds from a post-petition real estate sale arising from a pre-petition option contract constituted property of the debtor's bankruptcy estate, pursuant to 11 U.S.C. §541.
Judge(s): 
HULL, JORDAN, and EDMONDSON, Circuit Judges
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Avenue CLO Fund Ltd. v. Bank of America, N.A.

Citation: 
Avenue CLO Fund Ltd. v. Bank of America, N.A., Case No. 11-10468 (11th Cir. Feb. 20, 2013)
Ruling: 
Affirming the district court's rulings, the 11th Circuit concluded that (A) the plaintiff Term Lenders lacked standing to enforce the defendant Revolving Lenders' promise to lend to Borrowers under Credit Agreement; and (B) summary judgment on the issue of whether ...
Judge(s): 
Tjoflat, Martin and Bucklew (sitting by designation)
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Hasbun v. Recontrust Co., N.A.

Citation: 
Case No. 11-15214 (11th Cir. February 13, 2013)
Ruling: 
The Eleventh Circuit AFFIRMED the order of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida dismissing the case of Eugenia Hasbun (“Plaintiff”) with prejudice. Specifically, the Eleventh Circuit held that the District Court did not ...
Judge(s): 
TJOFLAT, MARTIN and FAY
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Jean v. SunTrust Bank (In re Jean)

Citation: 
In re Jean (Jean v. SunTrust Bank), Case No. 12-13333 (11th Cir. February 13, 2013) (unpublished) (per curiam).
Ruling: 
Whether the automatic stay comes into effect upon the filing of a bankruptcy petition does not hinge on whether two cases have been filed within the year, but rather, whether two cases have been pending within one year. In ...
Judge(s): 
Tjoflat, Hull and Marcus
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Davenport v. Frontier Bank (In re Davenport)

Citation: 
11th Circuit Court of Appeals Case Number 12-14069 (will not be published)
Ruling: 
The 11th Circuit affirmed the District Court's ruling, which affirmed the Bankruptcy Court's determination that a debt owed by the debtor to a bank was not dischargeable. Specifically, the debt was not dischargeable because the bank reasonably relied on ...
Judge(s): 
Circuit Judges Barkett, Martin and Fay
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