Summarized by Mazyar Hedayat , M. Hedayat & Associates, PC
10 years 3 days ago
Citation:
15-1894
Ruling:
Since no final judgment or appealable order was entered by the Bankruptcy Court, the Court of Appeals lacks appellate jurisdiction to review the District Court’s decision.
Judge(s):
WOOD, Chief Judge, EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge, and BRUCE, District Judge
Sikirica v. Wettach (In re Wettach), No. 14-3140, slip op. (3d Cir. Jan. 20, 2016)
Ruling:
The district court's (W.D. Pa.) affirmance of the bankruptcy court's (Bankr. W.D. Pa.) decision is affirmed. According to the appellate review, the bankruptcy court correctly imposed on the Chapter...
Judge(s):
Benton, Sentelle, and Gilman, JJ. (The Honorable Duane Benton, Circuit Judge of the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, the Honorable David Bryan Sentelle, Senior Circuit Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, and the Honorable Ronald Lee Gilman, Senior Circuit Judge of the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, sitting by designation.)
Summarized by David Hercher , U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Oregon
10 years 3 months ago
Citation:
In re Aletheia Research and Management, Inc., No. CC-15-1081-KiTaKu (9th Cir. B.A.P. Dec. 10, 2015).
Ruling:
In a constructive-fraudulent-transfer action, the trustee’s bare allegation that the debtor was insolvent when it made the transfers does not demonstrate plausibility under Twombly....
Judge(s):
Ralph B. Kirscher, Laura S. Taylor, and Frank L. Kurtz, Bankruptcy Judges.
Hernandez v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., et al. (In re Hernandez), BAP No. NC-15-1044-TaDJu (BAP 9th Cir. Nov. 3, 2015)
Ruling:
The BAP for the 9th Circuit affirmed the bankruptcy court (N.D. Ca.) order dismissing plaintiff/debtor's adversary complaint with prejudice under Rule 12(b)(6). The BAP found no abuse of...
1756 W. Lake Street LLC v. American Chartered Bank and Scherston Real Estate Investments, LLC, Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit (May 15, 2015)
Ruling:
Value derived from several forbearance agreements and related concessions from a creditor satisfies the reasonable equivalence test in the face of an avoidance action brought by the debtor where...
Summarized by Bruce Weiner , Rosenberg, Musso & Weiner
10 years 10 months ago
Citation:
2015 WL 2237147
Ruling:
The bankruptcy court erred in calculating damages and offset under Section 550. The bankruptcy court incorrectly gave defendant an offset for costs of improvements after finding that he did not...
Listecki v. Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors, Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit 2015 (unpublished)
Ruling:
The Religious Freedom Restoration Act (“RFRA”) does not apply to cases where the “government,” as defined in RFRA, is not a party. Also, even where the Free Exercise Clause of the First...
The BAP first held that the bankruptcy court did not abuse its discretion in granting summary judgment prior to the commencement of discovery, and EST failed to comply with the requirements of Fed....
Judge(s):
Thurman, Chief Judge; Romero and Jacobvitz, Bankruptcy Judges. Opinion by Jacobvitz.
D.C. No. 5:08-cv-04634-RMW (9th Cir., November 6, 2014) (NOT FOR PUBLICATION)
Ruling:
The Circuit AFFIRMED the district court and held that a pre-bankruptcy transfer was not a fraudulent conveyance. Certain regulations at issue regarding purchaser NVIDIA's disclosure of the value...
Mastro v. Rigby, Case No. 13-35209 (9th Cir. Aug. 22, 2014)
Ruling:
REVERSED and REMANDED district court's dismissal of appeal under fugitive disentitlement doctrine with instructions to consider merits of appeal from bankruptcy court's judgment of fraudulent...
Judge(s):
Arthur L. Alarcon, A. Wallace Tashmina, and Mary H. Murguia. Opinion by Judge Tashmina.
