About "Volo"

Volo is a Latin word for speed, more rapidly. The Volo Project is dedicated to providing ABI Members with the most timely bankruptcy decisions from the U.S. Courts of Appeal. A team of editors from around the country will summarize new appellate opinions, posted here at the Volo website. The summary includes the full text of the opinion. ABI Members can also subscribe to an RSS feed to receive summaries as soon as they are posted. Opinions will be summarized within 24 hours.

Volo editor: Scott F. Gautier
Peitzman Weg LLP; Los Angeles, CA

Provided by the American Bankruptcy Institute

Grossman v. The Belridge Group (In re Lothian Oil, Inc.)

Summarized by Omid Moezzi, Nancy Curry Chapter 13 Trustee 1 week 3 days ago
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Citation: 
5th Cir. Court of Appeal - Case No 1151073 (May 8, 2013)
Ruling: 
AFFIRMED in part and reverse in part the district court's decision. Further, a remand with instruction to clarify whether an isolated claim in the earlier state-court action can proceed. Additionally, the court found that the bankruptcy court did not err ...
Judge(s): 
King, Higginbotham, and Clement.
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Soto v. Doral Bank (In re Soto)

Summarized by Samuel Ari Mushell, Americans United for Government Reform 1 week 3 days ago
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Citation: 
BAP NO. PR 12-075
Ruling: 
The Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the First Circuit ("B.A.P.") affirmed the Bankruptcy Court of Puerto Rico's decision to dismiss the debtors' Chapter 13 petition because the debtors did not comply with 521(a) of the code. 521(a) requires debtors to submit ...
Judge(s): 
Haines, Feeney, Hoffman
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Fuchs & Associates, Inc. v. Lesso (In re Lesso)

Summarized by Jeremy Ficarola, University of Miami SOL Pro Bono Bankruptcy Clinic 1 week 3 days ago
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Citation: 
BAP No. CC-12-1515 (9th Cir. BAP) (entered May 10, 2013)(Unpublished)
Ruling: 
Appellant law firm, Fuchs & Associates, Inc. ("FAAI"), has no standing to object or receive proceeds to Elke Lesso's ("Debtor") section 363(f) sale of real property "free and clear" because the Family Court held that FAAI was not a bona ...
Judge(s): 
Markell, Taylor, Montali (9th Cir. BAP)
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Branigan v. Davis (In re Davis)

Summarized by Ann Brogan, Crowley, Liberatore, Ryan & Brogan, P.C. 1 week 6 days ago
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Citation: 
Branigan v. Davis (In re Davis) Case No. 12-1184 (4th Cir. May 10, 2013)
Ruling: 
In two “Chapter 20” cases, the Fourth Circuit affirmed confirmation orders stripping off valueless junior liens against debtors’ property. In a 2-1 ruling, the Court rejected the argument of the Chapter 13 bankruptcy trustee that the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention ...
Judge(s): 
Before Circuit Judges Paul V. Niemeyer, Barbara Milano Keenan, and Andre M. Diaz. Judge Diaz wrote the majority opinion, in which Judge Niemeyer joined. Judge Keenan wrote a dissenting opinion.
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Cawley v. Celeste (In re Athens/Alpha Gas Corp.)

Summarized by Alexander Nicas, LL.M. in Bankruptcy Candidate, St. John's University School of Law 2 weeks 2 hours ago
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Citation: 
Cawley v. Celeste (In re Athens/Alpha Gas Corp.), No. 12-1555 (8th Cir. May 9, 2013)
Ruling: 
Because the judgment of the Supreme Court of North Dakota, holding that the appellant's claims were barred, satisfied the elements of North Dakota's res judicata doctrine, the full faith and credit statute (28 U.S.C. § 1738) required the Eight Circuit ...
Judge(s): 
RILEY, COLLOTON, GRUENDER. Opinion by COLLOTON.
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