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In re: Rodney Thomas Riddle

Summarized by Thomas DeCarlo , Chapter 13 Trustee Office
1 day 44 min ago

Citation:: 19-8022, 2020 WL 3498438 (6th Circuit, Jun 29,2020) Published
Case Status:: Affirmed

Ruling:

Bankruptcy Court has discretion to dismiss case for bad faith with 3 year bar to refiling.

Judge(s):

CROOM, MASHBURN and WISE,

Tag(s):

In re: Erick Etienne LaGroux

Summarized by Thomas DeCarlo , Chapter 13 Trustee Office
1 week 18 hours ago

Citation:: No. 19-8024; 2020 WL 3397838 (6th Cir. BAP 2020) (6th Circuit, Jun 19,2020) Published
Case Status:: Dismissed

Ruling:

Appellate Court lacks authority to consider issue not considered or ruled on by Lower Court.

Judge(s):

BUCHANAN, DALES, and WISE

Tag(s):

In re Sisk, Candalla and Mercado

Summarized by Laura Coordes , Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law Arizona State University
1 week 3 days ago

Citation:: 18-17445; 18-17446; 18-17447; 18-17448 (9th Circuit, Jun 22,2020) Published
Case Status:: Affirmed in part and Reversed in part

Ruling:

When there is no objection, a chapter 13 plan need not include a fixed duration, because chapter 13 does not expressly prohibit plans with estimated lengths.

Judge(s):

Wardlaw, Smith, Bumatay

Tag(s):

Billie Stone v. Mary Viegelahn

Summarized by J Newman , Newman & Newman
1 week 5 days ago

Citation:: No. 19-51047 (5th Circuit, Jun 17,2020) Not Published
Case Status:: Affirmed

Ruling:

The Court DISMISSED the appeal for lack of jurisdiction over the orders denying Stone’s emergency motion to set aside foreclosure sale and the order denying the imposition of stay and AFFIRMED...

Judge(s):

KING, GRAVES, and WILLETT

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