The Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit affirmed the order entered by the bankruptcy court and upheld on appeal by the District Court for the Southern District of Florida which suspended an attorney who practiced bankruptcy law from practice ...
The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals REVERSED the district court order and reinstated the bankruptcy court judgment that a transfer was not avoidable because the debtor did not have control of the transferred funds.
The Court of Appeals held that in ...
The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals VACATED the conviction of one count of making false entries in a bankruptcy filing in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1519. The Court of Appeals held that because the Debtor/Defendant paid off his mortgage ...
The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the District Court's holding that where a consumer prevails in a lawsuit brought under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, the consumer may not recover fees paid for court-ordered mediation.
Nelson v. Bank of America, N.A., 6:10-cv-00929-MSS-DAB
Ruling:
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of Nelson's verified complaint. The Eleventh Circuit held that nothing express or implied in the United States Treasury's Home Affordable Mortgage Program ("HAMP") gives borrowers a private right of action. ...