The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed a district court's ruling overturning a bankruptcy court's order holding the debtor's competitor in contempt. It held: 1) the Taggart "no...
In this non-precedential per curiuam opinion, the Third Circuit affirmed the decision of the District Court dismissing the pro se debtor, William Kaetz's, complaint against a student loan servicer...
As had the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania (DC), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (Circuit) affirmed orders issued by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the...
Judge(s):
David J. Porter; Tamika Montgomery-Reeves; and Jane Richards Roth
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held a bankruptcy court did not err in granting a summary judgment finding a debtor owed his sister-in-law a non-dischargeable debt based on his...
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held a district court abused its discretion in imposing a "docket management" stay on a securities class action lawsuit related to a pending...
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed an order dismissing a civil lawsuit filed pro se by the Plaintiff/Appellant against the federal government in the U.S. Court of Federal...
The 11th Circuit had jurisdiction because the "motion for leave" was construed as a motion for reconsideration under Rule 59 and therefore, tolled the 30 day deadline for an appeal. As to the...
Judge(s):
Charles R. Wilson, Jill A. Pryor, Andrew L. Brasher
In an opinion arising out of the restructuring of Puerto Rico's public power company (PRRS and PREPA), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit held that GoldenTree Asset Management and...
Judge(s):
William J. Kayatta Jr.; O. Rogeriee Thompson; and Julie Rikelman
The Court clarifies standards a court must apply when deciding civil action abstention motions in deference to a pending foreign bankruptcy proceeding. First, the court must find the civil action...
The U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Ninth Circuit held a bankruptcy court properly granted a motion to clarify or amend a prior order granting stay relief when the debtor's spouse, at a...
