Full Faith and Credit Act requires bankruptcy courts to give the same preclusive effect to a state court judgment. Under Georgia law, a voluntary dismissal with prejudice operates as an...
Judge(s):
Honorable Gan, Faris, and Brand, Bankruptcy Judges
In a "no asset" chapter 7 case, a filed proof of claim is not res judicata in other litigation, despite the "deemed allowed" language in 11 USC 502(a). "The Bankruptcy Rules plainly contemplate...
United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the First Circuit, Nos. RI 14-049, 14-051, March 31, 2015
Ruling:
Reversing and remanding, the First Circuit BAP concluded that the binding effect of a confirmed chapter 13 plan prevails over a claim that is disallowed under the claims allowance process set forth...
Summarized by Robert Stenzhorn , Virginia Legal Aid Society, Inc.
10 years 11 months ago
Citation:
Moses v. Cashcall, Inc., 2015 U.S. App. LEXIS 4098 (4th Cir. 2015)
Ruling:
Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded with instructions by per curiam opinion:
"This bankruptcy appeal presents the issue of whether two claims, one for declaratory relief and one for...
Judge(s):
Before: Circuit Judges Paul v. Niemeyer and Roger L. Gregory, and Senior Circuit Judge Andre M. Davis
