Summarized by Bruce Weiner , Rosenberg, Musso & Weiner
11 years 3 weeks ago
Citation:
2015 WL 2237147
Ruling:
The bankruptcy court erred in calculating damages and offset under Section 550. The bankruptcy court incorrectly gave defendant an offset for costs of improvements after finding that he did not...
9th Cir. Bankruptcy Appellate Case No. CC-14-1362-TaDPa (May 5, 2015)
Ruling:
The 9th Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel ("BAP") ruled that a bankruptcy court may relay on the issue preclusion effect of an existing state court judgment; however, the bankruptcy court must...
Summarized by Thomas DeCarlo , John Steinberger & Associates, PC
11 years 4 weeks ago
Citation:
Case No. 14-3836 (6th Cir. 2015)
Ruling:
Private attorney retained by State to collect obligations owed to State is not "officer or employee" of State for purposes of exception from Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. Attorney violated...
Judge(s):
Clay and Gilman (majority) and Sutton (dissenting with opinion)
Lane v. Barney (In re Lane), BAP No. WY-14-053 & 14-054 (BAP 10th Cir. Mar. 20, 2015)
Ruling:
BAP for 10th Circuit dismissed appeal as moot after debtor appealed bankruptcy court (D. Wy.) striking debtor's objection to chapter 7 trustee's motion to sell property of estate. Because debtor...
Onyeabor v. Centennial Pointe Property Owners' Assoc. (In re Onyeabor), No. UT-14-047 (BAP 10th Cir. Apr. 15, 2015)
Ruling:
BAP for 10th Circuit affirmed in part, and dismissed in part, debtor's appeal of bankruptcy order denying her motion to reconsider order denying motion to vacate order converting debtor's chapter...
Ritchie Capital Management LLC v. Kelley, __ F.3d __, 2015 WL 1963696 (8th CIr. May 4, 2015)
Ruling:
Bankruptcy court approval of allocation of settlement proceeds was affirmed as the court did not abuse its discretion and had an adequate record to determine whether allocation was fair and in the...
The Ninth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel ("BAP") vacated the bankruptcy court's summary judgment decision to revoke the debtor's discharge. Section 727(e) is a non-waivable statute of repose,...
Summarized by Bryan Robinson , Law Offices of Bryan Robinson
11 years 1 month ago
Citation:
Carlson v. U.S. Bank (In re Carlson) 8th Circuit Court of Appeals, No. 14-3563, April 27, 2015 [Unpublished]
Ruling:
In an unpublished per curiam opinion, the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals rejected Carlson’s legal arguments and affirmed the decision of the bankruptcy court, when the bankruptcy court denied his...
Summarized by Steven Holmes , Cavazos Hendricks Poirot, PC
11 years 1 month ago
Citation:
Case No. 14-10768 (5th Cir. April 23, 2015)
Ruling:
Appellant was not entitled to maintain its Section 1111(b) election because the confirmed plan provided for a sale of the appellant's collateral and appellant failed to provide notice of its intent...
Jenkins v. Simpson, Case No. 14-1385 (4th Cir. April 27, 2015) (published opinion)
Ruling:
The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals held that a meeting of creditors that was not continued by announcement at the meeting, or by a subsequent filing, of the time and place for the continued...
Judge(s):
Before Motz, Keenan and Thacker, Circuit Judges. Opinion written by Judge Motz in which Judges Keenan and Thacker joined.
