In consolidated appeals, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit held (1) it lacked appellate jurisdiction to hear a first appeal taken from a district court's order denying as moot a...
In this consolidated appeal of two decisions by the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania (DC) by creditor Shanni Snyder (Snyder) arising out of the bankruptcy of U Lock,...
Judge(s):
Stephanos Bibas; Arianna J. Freeman; and Richard L. Nygaard
Per Ritzen Group v. Jackson Masonry, the bankruptcy court's order vacating its prior stay relief and abstention order and reimposing the automatic stay was a final order subject to immediate appeal...
The circuit court affirmed the district court’s ruling that the bankruptcy court did not abuse its discretion by denying Appellant's motion to reconsider an expungement order. The bankruptcy...
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit affirmed a bankruptcy court's order granting in rem relief from the automatic stay in favor of a mortgage creditor so it could sell a house based on...
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit held a bankruptcy court erred in excluding a key witness's deposition testimony at trial. The witness, who was scheduled to testify over multiple...
The circuit court affirmed the bankruptcy court’s decision to reopen Debtor’s bankruptcy case and to hold that Creditor could not recover against Appellant for environmental claims, reversing...
The Eleventh Circuit upheld the rulings of the bankruptcy court and district court, finding that taxi drivers lacked standing to pursue breach of contract claims against airport authority arising...
In a very short opinion, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit affirmed a district court's dismissal of an appeal of a settlement, which included a sale approved under 11 U.S.C. §...
The circuit court dismissed Plaintiff’s claims, affirming the district court’s decision. 31 U.S.C. § 9309 allows a surety to sue other parties under a bond, but not any other party. State law...
