Summarized by James Webster , Law Office of James Portman Webster, PLLC
12 years 11 months ago
Citation:
Goldenberg v. Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. (Unpublished) (In re Papazov) (BAP 9th Cir May 30, 2013)
Ruling:
The Bankruptcy Court did not abuse its discretion in denying Appellant, Goldenberg Family Trust ("Goldenberg") a Motion to Reopen and a Motion for Injunctive Relief. The Bankruptcy Court denied the...
The Bankruptcy Appellate Panel (BAP) affirmed a bankruptcy court's denial without prejudice of an unsecured creditor's motion for stay relief (Motion) for failure to properly serve the Motion on...
BAP affirmed the Bankruptcy Court holding that a colorable claim exists when party moving for Relief From Stay for cause has previously obtained a state court default judgment declaring the...
Summarized by John Eggum , Foran Glennon Palandech Ponzi & Rudloff
13 years 3 days ago
Citation:
Nos. 12-3200/3201 (3d Cir., May 21, 2013)
Ruling:
Debtor lacked standing to challenge non-debtor parent/shareholder's revocation of election of S Corp status. Rejecting cases from other circuits, the Third Circuit found that S Corp status is not...
Summarized by Joel Levitin , Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP
13 years 2 weeks ago
Citation:
Docket No. 12-1632-bk (2nd Cir. May 8, 2013)
Ruling:
AFFIRMED District Court and held that failing to deliver repossessed vehicle to the debtor promptly after receiving notice of pending petition constituted willful violation of the automatic stay...
Judge(s):
Circuit Judges Cabranes, Raggi, and Carney (Decision by Susan L. Carney).
Owens v. GMAC Mortgage, LLC (In re Owens), Case No.12-15142 (11th Cir. April 29, 2013) (unpublished) (per curiam)
Ruling:
If an appellant intends to urge on appeal that a finding or conclusion is unsupported by evidence or is contrary to the evidence, the appellant must include in the record a transcript of all...
Summarized by David Baker , Law Office of David G. Baker
13 years 1 month ago
Citation:
1st Cir. BAP No. PR 12-073
Ruling:
The appeal was dismissed for lack of standing on the part of the appellant since it could not demonstrate that it was in any way "aggrieved" by the bankruptcy court's grant of relief from the...
Second circuit upheld decisions of bankruptcy court and district court recognizing that Fairfield Sentry Limited ("Sentry") had its center of main intest ("COMI") in the British Virgin Islands...
Judge(s):
Jacobs, Chief Judge; Winter, Circuit Judge; Swain District Judge
Chapter 7 debtor lacked standing to appeal because he could not demonstrate that either (1) a reasonable possibility existed that a surplus would exist if the order on appeal was denied or (2) the...
Bankruptcy Court did not abuse its discretion in dismissing Chapter 11 cases for "cause" pursuant to Section 1112(b) where it projected negative net cash flow through 2020, ceased making adequate...
