The Court of Appeals AFFIRMED the District Court's ruling, which affirmed the bankruptcy court's ruling that granted the summary judgment of two consolidated matters.
Summarized by Madison Conquest , State of Tennessee Real Estate Asset Management
13 years 1 month ago
Citation:
In re Canopy Financial, Inc., No. 12-3239 (February 28, 2013) (Easterbrook, Posner and Tinder, Circuit Judges).
Ruling:
Affirmed. Though a trial judge has discretion to excuse some negligent errors under the equitable “excusable neglect” standard of Pioneer Investment Services Co. v. Brunswick Associates L.P.,...
Judge(s):
Easterbrook, Chief Judge, Posner and Tinder, Circuit Judges. Conlon, District Judge. Wedoff, Bankruptcy Judge.
Summarized by Samuel Mushell , Americans United for Government Reform
13 years 1 month ago
Citation:
Bankruptcy Case No. 11-17703-WCH
Ruling:
The U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the First Circuit affirmed the Massachusetts Bankruptcy Court's granting of summary judgment in favor of the Chapter 7 trustee, allowing him to preserve an...
Summarized by Sarah Smegal , Bartlett Hackett Feinberg PC
13 years 1 month ago
Citation:
Van Daele Bros., Inc. v. Thoms (In re Thoms), No. 12-1161 (8th Cir. Feb. 4, 2013) (unpublished opinion)
Ruling:
The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals, AFFIRMING the 8th Circuit BAP and N.D. of Iowa Bankruptcy Court, ruled there was no clear error in the Bankruptcy Court’s finding that the creditor failed to...
Deckard v. Interstate Bakeries Corporation (In re Interstate Bakeries Corporation), No. 11-1595, slip. op. (8th Cir. Jan. 25, 2013)
Ruling:
Eighth Circuit affirmed grant of summary judgment by bankruptcy court in favor of defendant/debtor on creditor's claim for civil penalties for debtor's failure to give notices required under the...
Judge(s):
Eighth Circuit Judges Bye, Gruender, and Shepherd.
Appeal of bankruptcy court's decision remanding case removed state court action to confirm arbitration award which was affirmed by district court was unreviewable by the court of appeals under 28...
Summarized by Anthony Bisconti , Bienert Katzman Littrell Williams LLP
13 years 2 months ago
Citation:
Case No. CC-12-1226-BePaMk (B.A.P. 9th Cir. 2013)
Ruling:
VACATING the bankruptcy court's entry of summary judgment and REMANDING for further proceedings, the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit held that: (1) the bankruptcy court improperly...
The Chapter 7 trustee could not prove that the defendant in a preference action (§ 547(b)) received more than they would have in a Chapter 7 liquidation because, according to Mississippi state...
Judge(s):
BARKSDALE, DENNIS, and GRAVES, Circuit Judges. (Per Curiam opinion).
Summarized by Samuel Mushell , Americans United for Government Reform
13 years 2 months ago
Citation:
11-10672-FJB (unpublished)
Ruling:
The Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the 1st Circuit affirmed a Massachusetts Bankruptcy Court's ruling, which held that a creditor's untimely filing of a motion objecting to discharge had lapsed....
