In the unpublished decision, the Ninth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel held that a motion for relief from judgment under Rule 9024 is a contested matter; therefore, the bankruptcy court must...
JWL Entertainment Group, Inc. v. Fisher Island Ltd. (In re Fisher Island Investments, Inc; In re Little Rest Twelve Inc.; and In re Mutual Benefits Offshore Fund, Ltd..), Case No. 12-15595 (11th Cir. Feb. 20, 2015) .]
Ruling:
In five consolidated appeals involving a dispute as to the ownership of three related involuntary bankruptcy debtors, the Eleventh Circuit affirmed the District Court’s (i) denial of the Zeltser...
Judge(s):
HULL, JULIE CARNES and WALKER (Hon. John Walker, Jr., U.S. Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit, sitting be designation).
In the unpublished decisions, the Ninth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel ("BAP"), the BAP affirmed the bankruptcy court. Rule 7004(b)(9) Fed.R.Bankr.P. provides that service of a motion for stay...
Summarized by Bryan Robinson , Law Offices of Bryan Robinson
11 years 6 months ago
Citation:
Gutierrez v. Coker (In re Gutierrez), 9th Cir. B.A.P., NC-13-1469-DJuKu, August 19, 2014 [Not for Publication]
Ruling:
In an unpublished opinion, the 9th Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel affirmed the order of the bankruptcy court denying the motion for contempt for violation of the discharge injunction...
BAP No. CC-13-1329-KuBlPa; In re 701 Mariposa Project, LLC, -- B.R. -- (9th BAP 2014)
Ruling:
The 9th Circuit BAP reversed and remanded the bankruptcy court's decisions wherein the BAP held that even though the Debtor's service of process was defective it did not violation the creditor's...
Judge(s):
Hon. Kurtz; Hon. Blumenstiel (sitting by designation); and Hon. Pappas.
Summarized by Jason Forbes , Wells Fargo Business Credit, Inc.
11 years 9 months ago
Citation:
2014 U.S. App. LEXIS 8882, 2014 FED App. 0099P (6th Cir.), 6th Circuit Appellate Case No. 13-5764, on appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee at Case No. 2:12-cv-00463
Ruling:
The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit held that the “absolute-priority rule” applies to individual Chapter 11 debtors; therefore, objecting impaired unsecured creditors must...
Judge(s):
Richard Fred Suhrheinrich
Eugene Edward Siler, Jr.
Raymond Kethledge
The Bankruptcy Appellate Panel first found that though Creditor had taken various steps in reliance of the completed nonjudicial sale, the appeal was not moot. The BAP also concluded that the...
Frates v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Case No. NC-13-1366-JuKiD (B.A.P. 9th Cir. 2013) (published)
Ruling:
The Debtors satisfied procedural due process requirements by serving their motion and notice of motion to avoid the judicial lien of Wells Fargo in accordance with the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy...
The BAP affirmed the bankruptcy court’s decision. The BAP denied the Appellant’s request for Judicial Notice stating that it did not enhance the BAP’s view or otherwise assist in the appeal....
Papas v. Buchwald Cappital Advisors, et al. (In re Greektown Holdings, LLC.), Case No. 12-2434 (6th Cir. Aug. 26, 2013)
Ruling:
The Court must consider three issues when determining whether to enter a bar order. First, the court must determine it has jurisdiction to enter such an order; second, the court must determine...
Judge(s):
Boggs and McKeague, Circuit Judges, and Beckwith, Senior District Judge sitting by designation.
