In a summary order, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the district court’s decision to dismiss the appellant’s appeal of the bankruptcy court's order due to lack of standing.
Circuit Court affirmed the district court’s judgment that the Trustee failed to state a plausible claim upon which relief can be granted. It also held that the district court did not abuse its...
Bankruptcy court had authority under the All Writs Act and Anti-Injunction Act to enjoin plaintiffs from reviving suits in state court based on the same "nucleus of facts" as the dismissed claim. ...
Judge(s):
Jordan and Carnes (Circuit Judges) and Vinson (District Judge)
The Court of Appeals affirmed the bankruptcy court's ruling that Joel Rosenfeld did not have standing to bring a claim under 11 U.S.C. Sec. 727 since Amy's debts to him were non-dischargeable under...
The Third Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the district court's (D. Del.) opinion affirming the bankruptcy court's decision 1) that the debtor was solvent when it transferred certain assets...
The Seventh Circuit affirmed the rulings below to hold $1.9 million paid by the debtor pre-petition unavoidable under Code § 547(c)(4). The Court found that the Bankruptcy Court reasonably used a...
The Eleventh Circuit revisited its application of the doctrine of equitable estoppel in instances where a debtor fails to disclose claims in connection with a bankruptcy case. Departing from its...
Judge(s):
Ed Carnes, Chief Judge, Tjoflat, Marcus, Wilson, William Pryor, Martin, Jordan, Rosenbaum, Julie Carnes, and Jill Pryor, Circuit Judges
In a sad tale of family discord and proof of the adage that "no good deed goes unpunished," the BAP affirmed the bankruptcy court's judgment that the debtor's obligations to her daughter and...
Judge(s):
DEASY, CARY, FAGONE, United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel Judges
