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

In re Rodriguez

Summarized by Thomas Horan, Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, LLP 3 weeks 5 days ago
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Citation: 
In re Rodriguez, No. 12-2146 (3d Cir. April 22, 2013) (not precedential)
Ruling: 
Because a chapter 13 plan confirmation order may be revoked only if such order was procured by fraud, the absence of such fraud prevents the court from reconsidering the plan confirmation order under Rule 60(b) of the Federal Rules of ...
Judge(s): 
Jordan, Aldisert, and Nygaard, Circuit Judges.
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USACM Liquidating Trust v. Deloitte & Touche

Summarized by Eryk Escobar, United States Bankruptcy Court, Central District of California 3 weeks 5 days ago
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Citation: 
D.C. No. 2:08-cc-00461-PMP-PAL (Not for Publication)
Ruling: 
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (the “Court”) affirmed the District Court’s summary judgment in favor of defendant Deloitte & Touche, LLP (“Deloitte”). The Court held that the District Court properly applied the sole actor ...
Judge(s): 
Wallace and Ikuta, Circuit Judges, and Garbis, Senior District Judge
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EVOQ Properties, Inc. v. Maddux (In re Meruelo Maddux Properties, Inc.)

Summarized by Elie Ian Herman, Pace Law School 3 weeks 6 days ago
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Citation: 
No. CC-12-1479-TaPaKi (9th Cir. B.A.P., April 15, 2013).
Ruling: 
Affirms ruling of the bankruptcy court on all three issues.
Judge(s): 
Taylor, Pappas, and Kirscher.
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In re Clark

Summarized by Mark Melickian, Sugar Felsenthal Grais & Hammer LLP 3 weeks 6 days ago
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Citation: 
Case Nos. 12-1241 and 12-1255, 7th Cir. Court of Appeals (decided April 23, 2013)
Ruling: 
Reversing the district court, the 7th Circuit panel agreed with the bankruptcy court (450 B.R. 858 (Bankr. W.D. Wis. 2011)) that IRA "retirement funds" lose their character once they are inherited, even if they remain in the same account ...
Judge(s): 
Frank Easterbrook, Chief Judge; Joel Flaum, Circuit Judge; Ann Williams, Circuit Judge.
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Heide v. Juve (In re Juve)

Summarized by Michael Tamburini, Polsinelli Shughart, PC 4 weeks 2 days ago
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Citation: 
Heide v. Juve (Case No. 12-6058)
Ruling: 
The BAP reversed the bankruptcy court's finding that a $300,000 loan made to the debtor under an oral agreement to allow the debtor to purchase vehicles for resale in his business was made in reliance on a fraudulent misrepresentation ...
Judge(s): 
Federman, Schermer, and Nail
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