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Wohleber v. Skurko & Gentile (In re Wohleber)

  • Summarized by Ryan Heilman , Wernette Heilman PLLC
  • 5 months 2 weeks ago
Citation:
18-8008 (6th Circuit, Mar 04,2019) Published
Case Status:
Reversed and Remanded
Ruling:
The Sixth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel reversed the Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Ohio, ruling (i) the continuation of a contempt proceeding against a Chapter 13 debtor for...
Judge(s):
HARRISON, HUMPHREY, and OPPERMAN
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Trinity 83 Development LLC v. Colfin Midwest Funding LLC

Citation:
18-2117 (7th Circuit, Mar 01,2019) Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
Overruling In re River West Plaza--Chicago, LLC, 664 F.3d 668 (7th Cir. 2011), and part III of In re Sax, 796 F.2d 994 (7th Cir. 1986), (1) section 363(m) of the Bankruptcy Code does not make any...
Judge(s):
Easterbrook, Barrett, and Scudder
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Buchwald Capital Advisors LLC v. Sault Ste. Marie Tribe (In re Greektown Holdings)

  • Summarized by Thomas DeCarlo , Chapter 13 Trustee Office
  • 5 months 3 weeks ago
Citation:
18-1165, 2019 WL 922658 (6th Circuit, Feb 26,2019) Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
Native American Tribe has sovereign immunity against suits to recover allegedly fraudulent transfers.
Judge(s):
Clay and Griffin. Zouhary dissented.
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Madatian v. Goldman (In re Madatian)

  • Summarized by Shane Ramsey , Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP
  • 6 months 1 week ago
Citation:
18-1166 (9th Circuit, Feb 11,2019) Not Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
Chapter 7 Trustee was entitled to turnover of debtor’s residential property, and could evict debtor from the property, under § 542(a) inasmuch as “there[] [was] ample evidence demonstrating...
Judge(s):
Faris, Kurtz, and Taylor
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Peter Kvassay v. Robert Kvassay (In re Peter Kvassay)

  • Summarized by Shane Ramsey , Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP
  • 6 months 1 week ago
Citation:
18-1148 (9th Circuit, Feb 11,2019) Not Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
Chapter 7 discharge barred trustee of trustee from seeking to collect on debts owed to the trustee of an estate planning trust in his individual capacity, but did not prohibit the trustee, in his...
Judge(s):
Taylor, Faris, and Kurtz
Tag(s):

SummitBridge National v. Ollie Faison

Citation:
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT: No. 17-2441 (4th Circuit, Feb 08,2019) Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
The question in this appeal is whether the Bankruptcy Code bars a creditor from asserting an unsecured claim for attorneys’ fees, if those fees are incurred after the filing of a bankruptcy...
Judge(s):
Before FLOYD and HARRIS, Circuit Judges, and Donald C. COGGINS, Jr., United States District Judge for the District of South Carolina, sitting by designation. Opinion by Circuit Judge Pamela Harris.
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Suzanne Cox v. Wells Richards, et al

  • Summarized by Shane Ramsey , Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP
  • 6 months 1 week ago
Citation:
18-60394 (5th Circuit, Feb 07,2019) Not Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
Individual debtor was barred by doctrine of judicial estoppel from suing to enforce alleged loan she made to certain individuals based on her failure to disclose the loan in her prior bankruptcy...
Judge(s):
Davis, Jones, and Dennis
Tag(s):

Davis.v. Asphalt Professionals, Inc. (In re Davis)

  • Summarized by Lars Fuller , BakerHostetler
  • 6 months 2 weeks ago
Citation:
BAP Nos. CC-18-1158-FKuTa & CC-18-1163-FkuTa (9th Circuit, Jan 31,2019) Not Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
BAP for 9th Circuit affirmed defense judgment of bankruptcy court (CD Cal.) on creditor's 11 USC 523/727 suit. Bankruptcy court correctly followed California discretionary law of issue preclusion...
Judge(s):
Faris, Kurtz, Taylor
Tag(s):

Baron v. Sherman

  • Summarized by Samuel Henninger , U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Tennessee
  • 6 months 2 weeks ago
Citation:
No. 18-10182, 2019 WL 419380 (5th Circuit, Feb 04,2019) Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
In the 5th Circuit, bankruptcy trustees are entitled to qualified immunity for personal harms caused by actions that, while not pursuant to a court order, fall within the scope of their official...
Judge(s):
Reavley, Elrod, Willett
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Parr v. Rodriguez (In re Parr)

  • Summarized by Samuel Henninger , U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Tennessee
  • 6 months 3 weeks ago
Citation:
No. CO-18-084, 2019 WL 365748 (10th Circuit, Jan 30,2019) Not Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
Pro se chapter 7 debtor failed to meet burden of justifying relief under FRCP 60(b) by failing to present evidence or legal arguments at an evidentiary hearing.
Judge(s):
Nugent, Cornish, Jacobvitz
Tag(s):

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