Per Ritzen Group v. Jackson Masonry, the bankruptcy court's order vacating its prior stay relief and abstention order and reimposing the automatic stay was a final order subject to immediate appeal...
The Court of Appeals reversed the order vacating the dismissal of the debtor's Chapter 13 case and remanded to the Bankruptcy Court with instructions to dismiss the case. The Court based its ruling...
Judge(s):
Gibbons, Kethledge and Murphy; Opinion by Kethledge
The bankruptcy court abused its discretion by reconsidering a claim disallowance under section 502(j) and FRCP 60(b)(6)) despite finding that the claimant lacked a cogent excuse for failing to...