The Chapter 7 trustee could not prove that the defendant in a preference action (§ 547(b)) received more than they would have in a Chapter 7 liquidation because, according to Mississippi state...
Judge(s):
BARKSDALE, DENNIS, and GRAVES, Circuit Judges. (Per Curiam opinion).
In this preference action by the chapter 7 trustee, the BAP held that perfection of Border State Bank's (the "Bank") lien was within the preference period under Section 547(b) and that the floating...
Summarized by Kevin Baum , Windels Marx Lane & Mittendorf, LLP
13 years 3 months ago
Citation:
Compton v. Anderson (In re MPF Holdings US LLC), No. 11-20478 (5th Cir. Nov. 14, 2012)
Ruling:
Vacating the Bankruptcy Court, the Fifth Circuit held that a reservation of jurisdiction clause of the plan of reorganization was sufficiently specific and unequivocal because the plan stated the...
5th Cir. Court of Appeal (August 21, 2012) - Case No. 11-20534
Ruling:
AFFIRMING the decision of United States Distrcit court for the Southern District of Texas (Houston) that the Trustee had proved that all but one of the payments in question made by the debtors were...
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals held that the Debtor's payments to the power company were settlement payments exempt from avoidable transfer pursuant to section 546(e) of the Bankruptcy Code. ...
The 8th Circuit BAP AFFIRMED the Bankruptcy Court. The Panel held that the bankruptcy court did not abuse its discretion by extending the time for service of process of a complaint seeking...
Judge(s):
Kressel, Chief Judge; Saladino and Nail, Bankruptcy Judges
Summarized by Michael Pugh , Thompson, O'Brien, Kemp & Nasuti, PC
13 years 9 months ago
Citation:
D.C. Docket No. 1:10-cr-00171-CG-N-1; 11-10993
Ruling:
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...
The Court reversed the bankruptcy court's ruling granting summary judgment in favor of the defendants, and remanded for further proceedings. The Court held that funds paid by the debtor's...
Summarized by Madison Conquest , State of Tennessee Real Estate Asset Management
14 years 2 months ago
Citation:
First Chicago Bank & Trust v. Leibowitz (In re IFC Credit Corp.), Ch. 7 Case No. 09-27094, Adv. No. 09-01230, aff'd No. 11-cv-1976, No. 11-2172 (7th Cir. Dec. 5, 2011).
Ruling:
Affirmed. The rule prohibiting pro se corporate filings is nonjurisdictional. Even though a pro se corporate filing is defective, it can be cured by an amended petition signed by an attorney...
Summarized by Anthony Bisconti , Bienert Katzman Littrell Williams LLP
14 years 3 months ago
Citation:
Case No. 11-6005 (8th Cir. B.A.P. Nov. 25, 2011)
Ruling:
The court affirmed the ruling of the bankruptcy court. The court found that the bankruptcy court did not abuse its discretion in ruling that the complaint was not barred by Fed. R. Bankr. P. 7004...
